Abdel Rahman El Bacha: Arabesques

Featuring

Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Frédéric Chopin

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in July 2017 at Flagey in Brussels, using a Steinway D piano.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Abdel Rahman El Bacha's mother, Wadad, was a traditional Arab singer whose strong musical instinct and ability to handle complex modes with ornamentation influenced his fondness for melody in his own works.

Performer Biography

Abdel Rahman El Bacha has dual Franco-Lebanese nationality and has received high honors from both countries, including the 'Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres' from France and the Medal of the Order of Merit from Lebanon.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Abdel Rahman El Bacha believes that a composer's personal history and personality should lead to a unique musical language, which for him is a synthesis of the diverse musical cultures of his childhood in Lebanon.

Performer Biography

Abdel Rahman El Bacha, the pianist on this album, began studying piano at age 10 and gave his first concert with an orchestra.

Performer Biography

Abdel Rahman El Bacha won the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium at 19 years old, unanimously.

Composer Biography

Abdel Rahman El Bacha's father, Toufic El Bacha, was one of the few composers of art music in Lebanon, inspiring his son to compose from a very early age.