Masada Recital
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{{Infobox album
| name = Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 4: Masada Recital
| type = Album
| artist = John Zorn
| cover = Masada Recital.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 29, 2004
| recorded = February 17, 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz, klezmer, contemporary classical music
| length = 49:19
| label = Tzadik TZ 7190
| producer = John Zorn
| prev_title = 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 5
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Masada Anniversary
| type = Album
| prev_title = The Unknown Masada
| prev_year = 2003
| title = Masada Recital
| year = 2004
| next_title = Masada Rock
| next_year = 2005
}}
}}
Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 4: Masada Recital is the fourth album in a series of five releases celebrating the 10th anniversary of John Zorn's Masada songbook project.[http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7190 Tzadik catalogue][https://masada.world/book-one/anniversary/masada-recital Masada World: Masada Recital], accessed January 6, 2020 It features 12 Masada songs performed by Sylvie Courvoisier on piano and Mark Feldman on violin. It was released in 2004 on Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of the Radical Jewish Culture Series.
Reception
Allmusic music critic Sean Westergaard wrote "Each also brings a wealth of extended techniques to the proceedings, which helps the players to really make the songs their own. In fact, some listeners may be surprised that only piano and violin are being used, given the range of sounds and tones produced... A nice mix of inside and outside playing, Masada Recital is another winning entry in the ever-expanding catalog of Masada performances."
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Sean |last= Westergaard |title= Masada Recital > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r694767|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=June 13, 2010}}
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1545 }}
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Track listing
- "Kanah" – 4:15
- "Socoh" – 3:46
- "Mahshav" – 5:39
- "Karet" – 2:05
- "Abidan" – 3:06
- "Malkhut" – 2:17*
- "Azekah" – 6:05
- "Nezikin" – 2:13
- "Karaim" – 8:55
- "Hath Arob" – 2:12
- "Aravot" – 3:47
- "Mahlah" – 4:52
::All compositions by John Zorn.
::Recorded at Hit Factory, New York City on February 17, 2004
Personnel
- Sylvie Courvoisier – piano
- Mark Feldman – violin
References
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Category:Sylvie Courvoisier albums
Category:Tzadik Records albums