Anouar Brahem : oud
Barbaros Erköse : clarinet
Kudsi Erguner : nai
Lassad Hosni : bendir, darbouka
Etincelles
Le chien sur les genoux de la devineresse
L'oiseau de bois
Lumière du silence
Conte de l'incroyable amour
Peshrev Hidjaz Homayoun
Diversion
Nayzak
Battements
En souvenir d'Iram
Iram retrouvée
Epilogue
Réactions de la presse
[...] L’album s’enroule autour du talent poétique du luth d’Anouar Brahem. On le suit délicieusement à travers le subtil ordonnancement de la mélodie, les silences du phrasé musical, à travers tous ces non-dit qui nous entraînent dans des chemins orientaux, dans une poésie de lumière et de battements délicats [...]
Diablement séduisant [...] Ce virtuose réussit à transmettre dans son oeuvre ce quelque chose d'originel qui sommeille en tout un chacun [...] Il envoûte tout simplement.
[...] ECM, venu du jazz expérimental, explore aujourd'hui des espaces baroques, contemporains ou mondiaux. Il a longtemps fait figure de pionnier [...] Des noms : Arvo Part, Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett etc. [...] les alchimistes d'ECM créent de l'or, comme ce Conte de l'incroyable Amour d'A. Brahem.
[...] Anouar Brahem: a genius, a soul, an improviser who possesses all the richness of expression from not only the Orient but from the western world as well [...] Anouar Brahem’s music is spontaneous and as captivating as a Bach cantata [...] this great musician can be compared to John McLaughlin and Glenn Gould [...] "Epochal"
[...] Dramatic intensity, the technique, as brilliant as it is, is nothing compared to the music [...] that a piece demands a great virtuosity, is already the occasion for Anouar Brahem to create an extraordinary music [...] he pulls from his instrument cristalline notes as though he has succeeded in capturing, through the vibrant air of an extremely hot day, all of the moving particles of sand and dust coming from the greatness.
[...] Anouar Brahem, through his high mastering of the techniques of playing the lute, has succeeded in conquering a charmed public [...] this distinguishes him from all of his colleagues playing the modern lute [...]
Soft and contemplative yet effervescent, this unusual recording of oud player Brahem is a true “tale of incredible love.” Each tune exudes a warm, magnetic quality, drawing you into a soothing trance. Brahem redefines World Music for sophisticates.
Brahem’s key to infinity is the simple way in which he crafts his melody on the oud. In the title piece, Brahem’s four-note melody blends the mathematical severity of Gregorian chant with the hypnotic simplicity of new age music while leaving cliches in the dust.
“Conte de l’incroyable amour” is a strange and haunting release by the Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem. This is no exotic bit of world music. It is rather a genuinely original mix of North African and Arab flavors that will please many different tastes.
Distinctions
Meilleurs disques de l'année 1992, "Le Monde" (France)
Los Mejores discos de 1992, "Ritmo" (Espagne)