Sami Yusuf - L’Amour Vivant | When Paths Meet (Vol. 2)

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Composer Sami Yusuf’s mastery of musical languages dazzles in ‘L’Amour Vivant’. The initial movement unfolds within the intricate geometry of the Baroque style, a form that was imprinted on the composer's soul during his upbringing in London and that remains a cherished inspiration. From the start we hear the subtle meeting of musical paths in the Arabic baladi rhythm that underlies the graceful melody. The transition into the second movement transports the listeners to the heart of Sami Yusuf's other musical heritage, immersing them in the Central Asian Azerbaijani world. The third movement revisits the Baroque sound before incorporating the rich tonalities and nuanced rhythms of the Middle East and Persia, seamlessly blending them into a sweeping soundscape. The meditative sounds of the West African kora and the sensuous tones of the Chinese erhu then follow. The final movement acts as a love letter to the world classical traditions encapsulated here, skillfully weaving together the myriad emotions experienced throughout this journey in sound.

‘L’Amour Vivant’ is one of Sami Yusuf’s compositions from the second concert 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. ‘L’Amour Vivant’ is classical crossover at its most innovative. Performed at the Paris Philharmonic.

CREDITS:

Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
French words: Thérèse de Lisieux
Uzbek words: Alisher Navoi
Arabic words: Suhrawardi
Turkish words: Kaygusuz Abdal
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:
Nicholas Boylston
Saadet Ates
Ibrahim Tut
Elouafi Mohammed

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

©℗ 2024 Andante Records. All rights reserved.

#samiyusuf #lamourvivant #whenpathsmeet

[nesherben-negev]

I am withdrawing my earlier comment about this being beautiful music and replace it with: I have never heard anything so amazing! I love classic music and Middle Eastern music and this just brings everything together.

[SemraSezar]

Hayatımda en keyif aldığım ruhumun huzurla dolduğu 21 dakika 24 saniyeydi sanırım. Dinleyen herkesin içinde kaybolmasını sağlayan duygulardan duygulara koşturan bir eser bu. Çok teşekkür ederim bu hisler, bu ziyafet, bu kayboluş için. Onca emek, disiplin ve duygu işi olduğu o kadar belli ki. Sana bu ilhamı verene de bin şükür olsun 🙏🏻 Türkiye’den selamlar ve sevgilerle. 🇹🇷

[Hobozotom]

Lets turn our direction to ONE....there is no racism no war ..we are all from ONENESS...this music shows us ONE is everywhere...peace ....HUUUU

[emnasln]

Harikaaa büyük bir zevkle izledim bu dev kadroyu maşallah Sami Yusuf iki kat yaşayarak ve yaşatarak aktardı muazzam tebrik ederim👏🏻👏🏻

[emilibeljavskaja]

Браво, Юсуф! Мне 87 лет, родилась в Казани, росла в Казахстане, живу в С-Петербурге. Мама татарка, отец немец, культура русская. И любая прекрасная музыка мне в радость, от классики до рока. От перуанских до буддийских флейт. И вот теперь ваш синтез восточных и западных мелодий и ритмов. Замечательно!!! Божественный мир так многообразен, широк и так прекрасен! А теперь, благодаря Ютубу, можно читать и сопереживать людям всей Земли, всех национальностей и религий! СПАСИБО!!! 🙏💕

[НатэлаАли-Заде]

Боже мой !!! Какая красота !!!! Это прекрасное слияние восточной и европейской культуры ! Слушая такие произведения хочется спросить тогда мир - а зачем войны и распри, ведь мы единое целое !!! Это музыка Вселенной …

[urculture-]

What is beautiful about Sami’s music is that it is a dialogue between cultures, from European to Andalusian to Arab to African to Asian, and even a dialogue between places and times.

[esraaksoy]

Duygusu sözleri melodisi her şeyi ile muhteşem harikasınız Türkiye den sevgiler 🇹🇷

[darlenetrichell]

My God in Heaven, that is like listening to the universe playing, the wind dancing and the sun and moon singing to each other. BEAUTIFUL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT !

[FX.Masiha]

I'm from Iran. It was a unique blend of Eastern and Western music. I had never heard such a piece in my life. A masterpiece in every sense. Thank you, Sami Yusuf, for giving us this extraordinary feeling with your unparalleled piece.

[mehmetaydn]

Köklerimizden derlediklerini damıtarak geleceğe ileten güzel İnsan Yusuf Kardeşim; Bu dünyanın Sana ve senin gibilere çok ihtiyacı var. Sana da uyumlu ekibine de teşekkürler. Allah yolunuzu açık, gelecek nesillere örnek örnek eylesin İnşallah...

[dany-pierre]

A chaque fois je suis transportée vers toutes les époques, vers des pays, la France et Mozart, l Italie, l Afrique, l Ecosse, la turquie bref pas mal de pays, en tous cas ce sont mes ressentis. Un vrai chef d' oeuvre je ne m en lasse pas. Oui vivons l Amour vivant. Merci beaucoup 🙏

[thoku]

Völlig fasziniert!!!! Was für eine wunderbare Reise!? Meisterhaft!!! Und ja, ...wenn ich die Kommentare lese, aus aller Welt, so berühren diese mich. Sie sprechen von Liebe und von der Sehnsucht nach Frieden auf dieser Welt. Dieses Meisterwerk zeigt doch wie sehr wir miteinander verbunden den sind. Toll!

[leylajabbarli]

Once again, I am filled with pride for my fellow Azerbaijani, Sami Yusuf, and his efforts to showcase the beauty of the Azerbaijani language and culture to the world. His work exemplifies how the union of diverse languages and cultures can create truly magnificent things. Sending peace and love to all from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

[nazakatyusufova]

❤Это синтез восточной и европейской музыки. Его уникальность в соединении в одном оркестре представителей многих рас и национальностей. Сама композиция исполняется на узбекском, арабском, турецком и азербайджанском языках.
И все это о том самом высоком чувстве, которую мы несём со дня создания нас Всевышним. Это чувство Любовь.
Сами Юсиф - вы человек Мира.❤❤❤

[mavipromosyon]

Nasıl güzel ahenk içinde bir beste..kah Bakü sokaklarında kah İstanbul Sultanahmet meydanında kah Tebriz de gizemli bir ud sesiyle kah Kahire'den bir ritimle, Paris'te bir salonda piyano sesiyle herkesi sarıp sarmalayan bir eser olmuş. Dinlemeye doyulmuyor..
Yüreğine sağlık güzel insan..tebrikler olkestra..

[Wheeintage]

Türkçe'de tüylerim diken diken oldu gerçekten harika. Çocukluğumun sanatçısı sayılır Sami Yusuf. Sanatını diğer yeteneklerle birleşip bir üst seviyeye taşıdığını görmek çok güzel.

[Berraknur-wq]

Bu kadar uzun olduğunu bilmeden açtım ve ara vermeden büyülenmiş gibi dinledim ve izledim. Muhteşem olmuş emeği geçen herkesi kutluyorum. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[gregormichajable]

Just an incredible combination that you have to call a masterpiece . From the intricate geometry of the Baroque style to the subtle meeting of musical paths in Arabic baladi rhythms to the musical heritage of Azerbaijan, to the sweeping soundscapes of Middle East and Persia and finally the meditative sounds of the West Africa and the sensuous tones of the chinese erhu. This love is alive and centre in this dazzling new piece.

[lalimangoshvili]

Люди, что это было? Я впервые слышу такое исполнение музыки, это было что-то волшебное, у меня не хватает слов написать комментарии, Я перечитала несколько комментарий за это вам огромное спасибо😅😅!!!