Sami Yusuf - Meditations on a Musette by Couperin | When Paths Meet (Vol. 2)

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Meditations on a Musette by Couperin
Inspired by François Couperin's ‘Musette from the Royal Concerts’, Sami Yusuf’s new composition reveals unexpected intersections between seemingly distant musical traditions. After a brilliant and faithful interpretation of Couperin's piece, the composer takes us deep into the world of his musical roots with the lyrical melodic phrasing and tonal system of the Azerbaijani Segah mugham, a Turkic variant of the maqam system. It is a shift in musical language both striking and seamless because, while the Musette is composed in a major scale, there is emphasis on the interval of a third, a fundamental element of the Segah mugham. These mirrored themes give way to the enchanting sound of Ballaké Sissoko’s kora and spellbinding vocal solos by Sami Yusuf, Nabyla Maan, Eléonore Fourniau, and Ilyos Arabov that imbue the piece with a transcendent dimension, before returning to the work’s Baroque underpinning.
Drawing from great artistic traditions of human history, these ‘Meditations’ open a door to a world of musical languages that are both familiar and exotic.
‘Meditations on a Musette by Couperin’ is a new composition by Sami Yusuf from the second of his ‘When Paths Meet’ series. It features The Sami Yusuf Ensemble, The Scoring Orchestra of Paris, The Métaboles, and stellar soloists and specialist musicians in a stunning collaboration. Performed at the Paris Philharmonic. Lyrics in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish are from the poetry of Rumi, Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari, and Pir Sultan Abdal.
CREDITS:
Composed by Sami Yusuf & François Couperin
Turkish words: Pir Sultan Abdal
Persian words: Rumi
Arabic words: Abul al-Hasan al-Shushtari
Performed at the Philharmonie de Paris
THE SAMI YUSUF ENSEMBLE:
Sami Yusuf: Composer & Director
Sami Yusuf: Vocals and Oud
Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney
Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama
Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud
Ilyos Arabov: Vocalist
Magsad Azizov: Balaban
Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor
Malik Mansurov: Tar
Ömer Avci: Percussion
Onur Cicin: Qanun
Ruven Ruppik: Bass Darbuka, Riq and Woodblock
Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
SPECIALIST INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL SOLOISTS:
Nabyla Maan: Vocals
Guo Gan: Erhu
Ballaké Sissoko: Kora
Antoine Morinière: Classical Guitar
Loriane LLorca: Organ
Eléonore Fourniau: Vocals & Hurdy Gurdy
Nicolas Mackowiak: Harpsichord
THE SCORING ORCHESTRA OF PARIS:
Pierre-Adrien THÉO
Isabelle THEO
Jonathan GRIMBERT-BARRÉ
Violins 1:
Romuald Grimbert-Barré, first violin
Florian Jourdan
Clara Bourdeix
Madeleine Athané
Gladys Ledoux
Violins 2:
Michael Serra, lead violin
Pauline Gillet
Jérôme Merlet
Violas:
Maxence Grimbert-Barré, lead viola
Valentine Garilli
Axel Benedetti
Cellos:
Jérémie Billet, lead cello
Aurore Montaulieu
Contrabass:
Benoît Levesque
Percussions:
Florie Fazio
THE MÉTABOLES:
Choir Director: Félix Benati
Sopranos:
Émilie Husson
Anne-Claire Baconnais
Clara Penalva
Altos:
Laura Muller
Emmanuelle Monier
Caroline Chassany
Tenors:
Steve Zheng
Marco Van Baaren
Jean-François Chiama
Samuel Zattoni-Rouffy
Benoît Porcherot
Jérémie Couleau
Basses:
Laurent Bourdeaux
Jean-Sébastien Nicolas
Paul-Alexandre Dubois
Jean-Michel Durang
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan
Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al Balushi
Graphic Design & Artwork: Hasan Kuchkarov
Audio Editing & Premixing: Erdem Altinses & Amal Neehar
Recording Engineer: Charles Alexandre Englebert
FOH Engineer : Sachin Savio Dane
Music Supervisor: Ruslan Salimov
Executive Producer: Claire Mcrandal @ Astiana
Astiana Team:
Christine Höchstötter
Claire Mcrandal
Katherine O’Brien
Vishnu Rajan
Omar Al Balushi
Special thanks to:
Elouafi Mohammed
Katherine O’Brien
Saadet Ates
Ibrahim Tut
PRODUCED BY TAKLIT PRODUCTION
Nicolas Glady
Natacha Loisel
Patricia Johnston
PHILHARMONIE DE PARIS:
Production manager: Marine Hozer
General stage manager: Arnaud Pierret
Stage manager: Romuald Deschamps
Lighting: Letang Philippe
Sound engineers: Aumenier Fabien, Lafaurie Kéo, Martin Nicaud
Audiovisual production director: Norman Delauné
Video sound recording: Charles Alexandre Englebert
Stage manager audiovisual: Mohamed Bendaoud
Stage hand: Nicolas Jannel
FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR PRODUCTIONS
Managing director: Aymeric Isnard
Producer: Gabriel Scialom
Director: Colin Laurent
Director of photography: Florence Levasseur
Musical advisor: Carine Jeanton
Camera operators: Isabelle Audigé, Philippe Bini, Quentin Dumas, François Perret, Christine Strazzeri
TECHNICAL MEANS
Manager: Nicolas Foulon
Operations: Alexis Lemaire
Equipment manager: Adrien Tessier
Digital imaging technician: Stéphanie Gognies
Video assistants: Enzo Lopez, Manon Habert, Eric Lecocq
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