From March to May 2015, John Zorn composed 300 new tunes that were eventually collected into a book of music he called The Bagatelles (2021). After 5 years of performances around the world in venues large and small, the choicest ensembles have gone into the studio and the recordings are finally being made available in a series of limited edition 4-CD BOX sets. Each set will present four ensembles performing a unique program of Zorn’s The Bagatelles. This first Box-set features a varied collection including:
- Jazz (Mary Halvorson Quartet)
- Chamber Music (Erik Friedlander-Michael Nicolas Duo)
- Noise Rock (Trigger)
- Electronic Music (Ikue Mori)
Part 1: Mary Halvorson Quartet
- Bagatelle #57
- Bagatelle #284
- Bagatelle #67
- Bagatelle #33
- Bagatelle #162
- Bagatelle #108
- Bagatelle #165
- Bagatelle #82
- Bagatelle #103
Part 2: Erik Friedlander & Michael Nicolas
- Bagatelle #46
- Bagatelle #163
- Bagatelle #27
- Bagatelle #203
- Bagatelle #65
- Bagatelle #206
- Bagatelle #43
- Bagatelle #16
- Bagatelle #221
- Bagatelle #37
Part 3: Trigger
- Bagatelle #272
- Bagatelle #260
- Bagatelle #58
- Bagatelle #9
- Bagatelle #31
- Bagatelle #49
- Bagatelle #293
- Bagatelle #211
- Bagatelle #20
- Bagatelle #294
- Bagatelle #17
- Bagatelle #4
- Bagatelle #220
- Bagatelle #14
- Bagatelle #230
Part 4: Ikue Mori
- Bagatelle #144
- Bagatelle #200
- Bagatelle #85
- Bagatelle #258
- Bagatelle #195
- Bagatelle #244
- Bagatelle #147
- Bagatelle #109
- Bagatelle #107
- Bagatelle #79
- Bagatelle #192
- Bagatelle #178
Bagatelle #218