The Alchemy of Happiness's video: John Zorn: Leonard - Hatach The Book of Angels vol 30

John Zorn: Leonard - Hatach (The Book of Angels vol. 30) Tzadik, 2017. Cat. # 8350 Garth Knox and the Saltarello Trio Garth Knox: Viola D'amore, Viola Sylvain Lemêtre: Percussion Julia Robert: Viola D'amore, Viola Agnès Vesterman: Cello Drawing on his vast experience as viola player of the Arditti Quartet, Ensemble InterContemporain and his close collaboration with many of the today’s leading composers, Garth Knox has become a master of many styles. Presenting a completely new interpretation of the “Book of Angels”, the beautiful medieval-tinged arrangements produced by Garth Knox and his group capture the folk song quality of Zorn’s compositions with a lovely and intimate ensemble of strings and percussion. Playing viola and viola d’amore, Garth presents these enigmatic compositions in a new and refreshing light. This penultimate installment of the “Book of Angels” is also one of the most charmingly beautiful.