Duras: Duchamp

Duras: Duchamp
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	August 19, 1997
Genre	Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length	47:23
Label	Tzadik TZ 7023
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks IV: S&M + More (1997) Duras: Duchamp (1997) Masada: Het (1997)

Duras: Duchamp is an album of contemporary classical music by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn consisting two tribute compositions for Marguerite Duras and Marcel Duchamp.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars and states that "This album shows that some of his best work can come when he is composing around a philosophical core instead of just playing with sound. If this is not one of his most complex classical pieces, it is at least one of his most beautiful in its embodiment of the spirit of the two honored artists".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

1. "Duras: Premiere Livre" - 14:41
2. "Duras: Deuxième Livre" - 0:51
3. "Duras: Troisième Livre" - 16:46
4. "Duras: Epilogue" - 1:46
5. "Étant Donnés: 69 Paroxyms for Marcel Duchamp" - 13:17

• Recorded at Shelley Palmer Studio in New York City on April 1, 1997 (track 5) and at Avatar in New York City on May 1, 1997 (tracks 1-4)

Personnel

• Christine Bard – percussion
• Anthony Coleman – piano
• Cenovia Cummins – violin
• Mark Feldman – violin
• Erik Friedlander – cello
• John Medeski – organ
• Jim Pugliese – percussion
• John Zorn – conductor

References

1. Tzadik catalogue
2. Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011.