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Duras: Duchamp

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Duras: Duchamp
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 1997
RecordedApril 1, 1997 at Shelley Palmer Studio, NYC
May 1, 1997 at Avatar, NYC
GenreAvant-garde, contemporary classical music
Length47:23
LabelTzadik TZ 7023
ProducerJohn 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]

All tracks were recorded at Avatar on May 1, 1997. The only exception being track 5, which was at Shelly Palmer Studio a month to the day prior.

Reception

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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
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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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

Personnel

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References

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