Berliner Meister Schallplatten | Occident & Orient

he Orient, with its varied history and culture, has fascinated generations of people time and again. In their memories, reality and fiction often intermingle in a wondrous way, stories from the Arabian Nights with actual experiences. The makers of the record "Orient and Occident", the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra Leipzig with its soloist Kinan Azmeh, got to the bottom of this cultural flair with this direct-to-disc recording and created an atmosphere that immediately captivates the listener. At the same time, the selection of individual works presents a contrast all its own. Works by a Jean-Baptiste Lully or a Ludwig van Beethoven, who absorbed the zeitgeist of their respective epochs and wrote oriental compositions according to European understanding, correspond with those of the Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, who, due to his origins, has a completely natural and original view of the fascinating Arab culture. A truly sensual recording!

This recording is a direct-to-disc recording from the master hall of Emil Berliner Studios. Direct-to-disc recordings are the result of intensive preparation and rehearsal time by the artists involved, as well as the sound engineers. The recording is completely analog and is cut directly into a lacquer foil, which is then formed into a pressing matrix in a galvanic process. Each pressed record is thus an original print of this recording.

Side A

1. Wedding

2. November 22

Side B

1. Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs

2. Persia

3. Marcia alla turca

4. yo dis dis ya digge