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Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5

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Released
  
23 May 2006

Producer
  
Cracow Kletzmer Band

Artist
  
Bester Quartet

Label
  
Tzadik Records

Length
  
40:00

Balan Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006)
  
Remembrance (2007)

Release date
  
23 May 2006

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Recorded
  
February 13 and March 1, 2006

Balan Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006)
  
Moloch Book of Angels Volume 6 (2006)

Genres
  
Klezmer, Jazz, Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music

Similar
  
Klezmer albums, Other albums

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.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, calling it an "entrancing, ingenious, and by all means exotic recording".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.
  1. "Zuriel" - 4:18
  2. "Suria" - 7:56
  3. "Lirael" - 6:07
  4. "Kadosh" - 2:43
  5. "Haniel" - 5:02
  6. "Jehoel" - 5:17
  7. "Asbeel" - 5:05
  8. "Aniel" - 3:48
  • Recorded at Studio 2002 in Kraków on February 13, February 19 and March 1, 2006

    • Personnel

  • 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

    • Songs

    1Zuriel4:18
    2Suria7:56
    3Dirael6:07

    References

    Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 Wikipedia
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