Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5
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2006 studio album by Cracow Klezmer Band
| Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 23 May 2006 |
| Recorded | February 13 and March 1, 2006 |
| Genre | Avant-garde, contemporary classical music, jazz, klezmer |
| Length | 40:00 |
| Label | Tzadik |
| Producer | Cracow Klezmer Band |
| Book of Angels chronology | |
|
Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4 (2006) Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006) Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6 (2006) | |
| Cracow Klezmer Band chronology | |
|
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
(2005) Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006) Remembrance (2007) | |
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Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 is an album by the Cracow Klezmer Band performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, The Book of Angels.[1] [2]
Reception
[edit ]The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, calling it an "entrancing, ingenious, and by all means exotic recording".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [3] |
Track listing
[edit ]- All compositions by John Zorn.
- "Zuriel" - 4:18
- "Suria" - 7:56
- "Lirael" - 6:07
- "Kadosh" - 2:43
- "Haniel" - 5:02
- "Jehoel" - 5:17
- "Asbeel" - 5:05
- "Aniel" - 3:48
- Recorded at Studio 2002 in Kraków on February 13, February 19 and March 1, 2006
Personnel
[edit ]- Jaroslaw Bester – bayan
- Oleg Dyyak – percussion
- Wojciech Front – double bass
- Jaroslaw Tyrala – violin
- Jorgos Skolias – vocal
- Ireneusz Socha – computer instruments
- Special Guests - the DAFO string quartet
- Anna Armatys – cello
- Danuta Augustyn – violin
- Justyna Duda – violin
- Aneta Dumanowska – viola
References
[edit ]- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ Masada World - Balan: The Book of Angels, Volume 5, accessed September 24, 2023]
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed August 1, 2011.