Souvenance: Music for Oud, Quartet And String Orchestra [2 CD]

Souvenance: Music for Oud, Quartet And String Orchestra [2 CD]
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The music of Souvenance, by turns graceful, hypnotic, and taut and starkly dramatic, was recorded in 2014 six years after oud-master Anouar Brahem s last ECM album, The Astounding Eyes of Rita. It took a long time to write this music, he acknowledges, noting that his emotional world had been usurped by the unfolding story of political upheaval sweeping first through Tunisia then through the neighboring countries. Extraordinary waves of change, accompanied by great hopes and fears. I don t claim a direct link between my compositions and the events taking place in Tunisia, says Anouar, but I have been deeply affected by them. New directions for the music find Fran ois Couturier returning to the Brahem group, frequently supported by subtle string orchestration. The strings have a glowing transparency and fragility in these pieces, often providing shimmering texture against which the contributions of the quartet members and, above all, Anouar Brahem s unique oud-playing stand out in bold relief. This double album was recorded at the Lugano studio in May 2014, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

All music by Anouar Brahem
All arrangements for orchestra by Johannes Berauer, except Nouvelle vague by Tõnu Kõrvits.

Recorded May 25-28, 2014 at RSI Lugano
Recording Engineer: Stefano Amerio
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Country USA
Brand UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer ECM
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 16136311
Model 16136311
ReleaseDate 2015-02-24
UnitCount 2
UPCs 602537977765
EANs 0602537977765

Country	USA
Brand	UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer	ECM
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	16136311
Model	16136311
ReleaseDate	2015-02-24
UnitCount	2
UPCs	602537977765
EANs	0602537977765

Souvenance: Music for Oud, Quartet And String Orchestra [2 CD]

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