Tracklist:

LP 1

1. Sheherazade, M 41: I Asie – Fatma Said, Malcolm Martineau
2. Sheherazade, M 41: II La flute enchantee – Fatma Said, Malcolm Martineau, Burcu Karadag
3. Sheherazade, M 41: III L’indifferent – Fatma Said, Malcolm Martineau
4. 2 Cantares populares: No 2, Del cabello mas sutil – Fatma Said, Rafael Aguirre
5. La cancion del olvido: No 2, Cancion de Marinela – Fatma Said, Rafael Aguirre
6. Sahar El Layali (Kan Enna Tahoun) – Fatma Said, Tim Allhoff, Henning Sieverts, Tamer Pinarbasi

LP 2

1. 13 Canciones espanolas antiguas: No 1, Anda jaleo – Fatma Said, Rafael Aguirre
2. 13 Canciones espanolas antiguas: No 6, Sevillanas del siglo XVIII – Fatma Said, Rafael Aguirre
3. Tus ojillos negros – Fatma Said, Rafael Aguirre
4. Adieux de l’hotesse arabe, WD 72 – Fatma Said, Malcolm Martineau, Burcu Karadag
5. Aatini Al Naya Wa Ghanni – Fatma Said, Tim Allhoff, Henning Sieverts, Tamer Pinarbasi, Burcu Karadag, Itamar Doari
6. Yamama Beida – Fatma Said, vision string quartet, Tim Allhoff, Henning Sieverts, Tamer Pinarbasi

The young Egyptian soprano Fatma Said, praised for the luminosity and rich colours of her voice, makes her recording debut for Warner Classics with ‘El Nour’. Her enticing and absorbing recital programme crosses cultures, combining art songs by French, Spanish and Egyptian composers with Egyptian folk songs and popular songs from the Middle East. As she explains, ‘El Nour’ in Arabic means ‘Light’, and this album sheds light on how music that has been interpreted many times can be perceived in a different light. The idea is to connect three cultures – Arabic, French and Spanish – and to show how much, despite cultural, geographical and historical differences, they have in common when it comes to music’.