French
DeutschConte de l'incroyable amour
| Conte de l'incroyable amour | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1992 | |||
| Recorded | October 1991 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:20 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1457 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Anouar Brahem chronology | ||||
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Conte de l'incroyable amour (French: "Tale of Incredible Love") is the second album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded in October 1991 and released on ECM May the following year. The quartet features woodwind players Barbaros Erköse and Kudsi Erguner and percussionist Lassad Hosni.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 3 stars calling it "A wonderful album that, upon repeated listening, reveals many transcendent moments."[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Anouar Brahem, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Etincelles" | 3:21 | |
| 2. | "Le chien sur les genoux de la devineresse" | 3:44 | |
| 3. | "L'oiseau de bois" | 4:48 | |
| 4. | "Lumière du silence" | 5:15 | |
| 5. | "Conte de l'incroyable amour" | 10:51 | |
| 6. | "Peshrev Hidjaz Homayoun" | Veli Dede | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Diversion" | Kudsi Erguner | 5:39 |
| 8. | "Nayzak" | 5:32 | |
| 9. | "Battements" | 1:56 | |
| 10. | "En souvenir d'Iram" | 3:02 | |
| 11. | "Iram retrouvée" | 3:48 | |
| 12. | "Epilogue" | 6:21 |
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 3, 2011
