Sherif Mohie The Complete Works 1984 - 2004 [ Detailed Description ]

Tracklist 

CD 1 - Works For Solo Instruments & Works For Electronic Music

A - Works For Solo Instruments

1-01 Fantasia For Solo Clarinet (1987) 3:32

1-02 An Egyptian Song For Solo Piano (2002) 5:30

1-03 Suite For Solo Clarinet (1984) - Free 1:41

1-04 Suite For Solo Clarinet (1984) - Bouncing (1) 1:41

1-05 Suite For Solo Clarinet (1984) - Sentimental 2:37

1-06 Suite For Solo Clarinet (1984) - Bouncing (2) 1:23

1-07 Five Pieces For Solo Oboe (1996) - Two Sides Of The Same Coin (1) 1:14

1-08 Five Pieces For Solo Oboe (1996) - Two Sides Of The Same Coin (2) 1:43

1-09 Five Pieces For Solo Oboe (1996) - Variations On A Fastidious Melody 2:16

1-10 Five Pieces For Solo Oboe (1996) - Injustices 2:37

1-11 Five Pieces For Solo Oboe (1996) - An Agitated (Painting) Repitition 1:18

1-12 Fantasia For Solo Cello (1985) 7:06

1-13 Variations On A Folk Melody, For Solo French Horn (1997) - Theme 0:27

1-14 Variations On A Folk Melody, For Solo French Horn (1997) - Variation I 1:07

1-15 Variations On A Folk Melody, For Solo French Horn (1997) - Variation II 2:14

1-16 Variations On A Folk Melody, For Solo French Horn (1997) - Variation III 0:43

1-17 Elegy For Solo Cello In Memory Of A Great Tutor (1990) 5:46

B - Works For Electronic Music (In Collaboration With Amr Abou Zekri)

1-18 Call All Echoes For Oriental Instruments, Synthesizers And Chamber Orcherstra (1989) 5:14

1-19 Suite For Sporano, Cello And Synthisizer Intruments (1989) - Mood (1) 1:00

1-20 Suite For Sporano, Cello And Synthisizer Intruments (1989) - Mood (2) 0:21

1-21 Suite For Sporano, Cello And Synthisizer Intruments (1989) - Mood (3) 0:58

1-22 Suite For Sporano, Cello And Synthisizer Intruments (1989) - Mood (4) 0:56

1-23 Suite For Clarinet And Synthesizers (1985) - Free 1:16

1-24 Suite For Clarinet And Synthesizers (1985) - Bouncing (1) 0:39

1-25 Suite For Clarinet And Synthesizers (1985) - Sentimental 1:47

1-26 Suite For Clarinet And Synthesizers (1985) - Bouncing (29 0:31

1-27 L. Van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: An Arrangement Of The Introduction Of The Fourth Movement For Folk Instruments, Synthesizers, Orchestra, Soloists And Children Chorus (2002)

Lyrics By [Poem By] – Sayed Higgab*

6:36

CD 2 - Works For Chamber Orchestra 49:16

2-01 Three Moods For Clarinet And String Quartet (1991) - A Merry Rondo 3:26

2-02 Three Moods For Clarinet And String Quartet (1991) - A Passionate Song 3:28

2-03 Three Moods For Clarinet And String Quartet (1991) - Hope, Conflict, And Surrender 2:01

2-04 Melody For Viola And Harp (1992) 6:00

2-05 Sonata For Two Clarinets (1992) - In Sonata Form 4:05

2-06 Sonata For Two Clarinets (1992) - In Sonata Form 5:06

2-07 Sonata For Two Clarinets (1992) - In Sonata Form 1:44

2-08 Five Miniatures For French Horn And String Quartet (1998) - Largo 1:45

2-09 Five Miniatures For French Horn And String Quartet (1998) - In The Saba Mode [Arabic Mode] 0:47

2-10 Five Miniatures For French Horn And String Quartet (1998) - Scherzetto 0:47

2-11 Five Miniatures For French Horn And String Quartet (1998) - Fuge 1:35

2-12 Five Miniatures For French Horn And String Quartet (1998) - Final 2:20

2-13 Sonata Movement For Clarinet And String Quartet (1991) 6:54

2-14 Five Experiences For String Quartet (1986) - Experience (1) 1:34

2-15 Five Experiences For String Quartet (1986) - Experience (2) 0:47

2-16 Five Experiences For String Quartet (1986) - Experience (3) 1:23

2-17 Five Experiences For String Quartet (1986) - Experience (4) 1:55

2-18 Five Experiences For String Quartet (1986) - Experience (5) 0:50

CD 3 - Vocal Works

3-01 قصيدة القدس Jerusalem (2000)

Words By [Poem By] – Nazar Elqabani*

10:51

3-02 Three Poems By Amal Donqul For Bass And Piano (2001) - الموت في الفراش Death In Bed

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

2:08

3-03 Three Poems By Amal Donqul For Bass And Piano (2001) - ديباجة Prologue

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

1:19

3-04 Three Poems By Amal Donqul For Bass And Piano (2001) - زهور Flowers

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

2:59

3-05 سفر التكوين "The Book Of Genesis" Poem By Amal Donqol For Male Voice, String Quartet And Percussion (2000)

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

8:51

3-06 "Three Poems" By Amal Donqul For Female Voice And String Orchestra (1989) - المطر Rain

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

2:10

3-07 "Three Poems" By Amal Donqul For Female Voice And String Orchestra (1989) - أيدوم النهر Could The River Flow For Ever?

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

3:08

3-08 "Three Poems" By Amal Donqul For Female Voice And String Orchestra (1989) - ضد مين Against Whom?

Words By [Poem By] – Amal Donqol*

2:56

3-09 عينان "Two Eyes" Poem By Ahmed Abd Elmoity Heggazy For Bass And Cello And Percussion (2003)

Lyrics By [Poem By] – Ahmed Abd Elmoity Heggazy*

7:01

3-10 حاضنة الأقصى "hadenat Alaqsa" Poem By Mohamed Abu Doma For Female Voice, Harp And Percussion (2002)

Lyrics By [Poem By] – Mohamed Abu Doma*

4:02

CD 4 - Orchestral Works 48:15

4-01 Five Patches For String Orchestra And Harp (1987) - Andante 2:18

4-02 Five Patches For String Orchestra And Harp (1987) - Allegro 0:24

4-03 Five Patches For String Orchestra And Harp (1987) - Andante 1:00

4-04 Five Patches For String Orchestra And Harp (1987) - Canon 2:09

4-05 Five Patches For String Orchestra And Harp (1987) - Final 1:44

4-06 Fanfare For The Inauguration Of The New Cairo Opera House (1988) 3:30

4-07 Three Intermezzi For String Orchestra (1999) - Theme & Variations 3:48

4-08 Three Intermezzi For String Orchestra (1999) - Static 2:56

4-09 Three Intermezzi For String Orchestra (1999) - Melodic 2:53

4-10 Elegy For Shadi Abd Elsalam For String Orchestra (1987) 8:15

4-11 "Far Opposites" Andante And Rondo For String Orchestra (2003) - Andante 4:44

4-12 "Far Opposites" Andante And Rondo For String Orchestra (2003) - Rondo 3:51

4-13 Vision For Chamber Orchestra (1999) 10:34

CD 5 - Works For Solo Instruments And Orchestra 63:40

5-01 Concerto Grosso For Lute And String Orchestra (1993) - In Form Of The Concerto Grosso 4:40

5-02 Concerto Grosso For Lute And String Orchestra (1993) - Tableaux 8:24

5-03 Concerto Grosso For Lute And String Orchestra (1993) - Theme And Variations 5:09

5-04 Concerto For Violin And Chamber Orchestra (2000) - In The Mood Of The Sonata 7:04

5-05 Concerto For Violin And Chamber Orchestra (2000) - Improvisation 10:51

5-06 Concerto For Violin And Chamber Orchestra (2000) - Variations On The Tone A 6:27

5-07 Tahmilah, For Clarinet, Harp And Chamber Orchestra (1999) 15:42

5-08 Festival Overture For Percussion And Chamber Orchestra (1998) 5:18

CD 6 - Operatic Works 57:46

Opera 1: فوق حدود العقل Beyond The Limits Of The Mind

6-01 Overtoure 2:53

6-02 Coro: "The Law Of This Accursed Time" 2:11

6-03 Duo: "Tell Me" 1:21

6-04 Coro: "Sign, Doctor, Sign" 0:47

6-05 Quartett: "Were You Really Going To Kill Her" 2:35

6-06 Quintet: " So You Want To Do It, Badry!" 2:02

6-07 Coro: "Will You Believe The Coward?" 1:18

6-08 Aria: So They Want To Take You From Me" 2:42

6-09 Sextet: "The Two Of You" 1:47

6-10 Coro: "The Law Of This Accursed Time" 0:55

Opera 2: حالة تلبس Caught In The Act

6-11 Overture 3:13

6-12 Arietta: "Ah, Those Were The Days" 1:37

6-13 Aria: "Who's That Girl?" 1:31

6-14 Sextett: "Oh, Woe Is Me, Oh My Misery!" 3:27

6-15 Duet: "Life,! I Love You!" 2:18

6-16 Sextet: "No!" 1:31

6-17 Arietta: "I Was Never Against Love Or Lovers" 1:12

6-18 Arietta: "Ah, Those Were The Days" 1:54

Opera 3: مسحوق الهمس Whisper Powder

6-19 Overture 2:31

6-20 Quartett: "Get Up, Inmate!" 2:06

6-21 Aria: "You On The Other Side" 4:21

6-22 Aria (Rondo): "Wow, I Can't Believe It" 1:28

6-23 Duet: "Come To Me" 5:14

6-24 Aria: "She's Gone" 2:11

6-25 Quartett: "Come On, Inmate" 0:59

6-26 Duet: "Come To Me" (Reprise) 2:02

Credits

Artwork [Ceramic Sculpture By], Cover [Cover CD 5] – Mohie Eldin Hussein*

Artwork [Sculpture By], Cover [Cover CD 3] – Awny Heikal*

Bass – Reda Al-Wakil* (tracks: CD 3: 9)

Bass Vocals – Ahraf Sewailam* (tracks: CD 1: 27, CD 3: 2, 3, 4)

Cello – Hassan Moitaz* (tracks: CD 1: 12, 17), Allaa Abdallah* (tracks: CD 1: 19, 20, 21, 22, CD 3: 9),Mahmoud Saleh* (tracks: CD 2: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Choir – Bibliotheca Alexandrina Children Choir, The* (tracks: CD 1: 27)

Chorus – Sameh Eissa* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1), Ezzat Mohamed* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1), Haytham Nazmi* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Clarinet – Mohamed Hamdy* (tracks: CD 1: 1, CD 2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13, CD 5: 7), Sherif El-Razaz* (tracks: CD 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 23, 24, 25, 26)

Conductor – Sherif Mohie Eldin* (tracks: CD 1: 27, CD 3: 1, 5, 6, 7, & 8, CD 4: All Tracks, CD 5: All Tracks, CD 6: Opera 1, 2 & 3)

Cover [Cover CD 1], Painting – Kanaan*

Cover [Cover CD 2], Graphics – Hassan Soleiman*

Cover [Cover CD 4], Painting – Emad Abd El Wahab*

Cover [Cover CD 6], Painting – Ibrahim El Dessouky*

Engineer – Walther Hausegger*, Ahmed Khoga*, Alaa El Kashef*

French Horn – Igor Boylo (tracks: CD 2: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), Amr Abou Al-Naga* (tracks: CD 1: 13, 14, 15, 16)

Harp – Manal Mohie Eldin* (tracks: CD 2: 4, CD 3: 10, CD 5: 7)

Lyrics By, Adapted By (Text) – Sayed Higgab* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1, 2 & 3)

Narrator – Mahmoud Aboudoma* (tracks: CD 3: 1)

Oboe – Mohamed Saleh* (tracks: CD 1: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Orchestra – Akhnaton Chamber Orchestra, The* (tracks: CD 3: 1, CD 4: 1-10 & 13, CD 5: All Tracks),Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra, The* (tracks: CD 1: 27, CD 3: 1, 6, 7 & 8, CD 4: 11 & 12, CD 6: Opera 1, 2 & 3)

Other [Choir Coach] – Nayer Nagy* (tracks: CD 1: 27), Hany Ramez* (tracks: CD 1: 27)

Other [Musicologist] – Dr. Azza Madian*

Other [Revised], Edited By – Dr. Neveen Allouba*

Oud – Mamdouh Al-Gebaly* (tracks: CD 5: 1, 2, 3)

Percussion – Nesma Abdel-Aziz* (tracks: CD 3: 10, CD 5: 8), Hisham Kamal* (tracks: CD 3: 9)

Piano – David Holes (tracks: CD 3: 2, 3, 4), Mohamed Shams* (tracks: CD 1: 2)

Soprano Vocals – Taheya Shams ElDin* (tracks: CD 3: 1), Julie Faizy* (tracks: CD 1: 27), Neveen Allouba* (tracks: CD 1: 19, 20, 21, 22, 27 CD 3: 6, 7, 8, 10)

Synthesizer – Amr Abou Zekri* (tracks: 1-18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 )

Tenor Vocals – Tamer Tawfik* (tracks: CD 1: 27)

Viola – Sergie Trincho (tracks: CD 2: 4), Reham Mahmoud* (tracks: CD 2: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Violin – Khaled Al-Showeik* (tracks: CD 5: 4, 5, 6)

Violin [Violin I] – Islam Nour Eldin* (tracks: CD 2: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Violin [Violin II] – Shady A. Salam* (tracks: CD 1, 2, 3, 2: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Vocals – Neveen Allouba* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Bride] – Taheya Shams Eldin* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Brother 1] – Mostafa Mohamed* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Brother 2] – Mohamed Abou Elkheir* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Brother 3] – Elhamy Amin* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Dean] – Mostafa Mohamed* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 2)

Vocals [Doctor] – Hatem Genedy* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Dream] – Neveen Allouba* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 3)

Vocals [Father] – Abd El Wahab El Sayed* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 2)

Vocals [Guard 1] – Abde El Wahab El Sayed* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 3)

Vocals [Guard 2] – Mostafa Mohamed* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 3)

Vocals [Guard 3] – Elhamy Amin* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 3)

Vocals [His Wife] – Gihan El Nasser* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1)

Vocals [Inmate] – Mohamed Abou El Khei* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 3)

Vocals [Mother] – Gihan El Nasser* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 2)

Vocals [Student 1] – Angy Mohsen* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 2)

Vocals [Student 2] – Elhamy Amin* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 2)

Vocals [Student 3] – Mohamed Abou El Kheir* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 2)

Written-By [Based On Short Stories By] – Yousef Idriss* (tracks: CD 6: Opera 1, 2 & 3)

Notes

6 CDs with 100 page bilingual (English / Arabic) booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (CD 1): A DP 02-04 DELT 5738

Matrix / Runout (CD 2): A DP 02-04 DELT 5739

Matrix / Runout (CD 3): A DP 02-04 DELT 5740

Matrix / Runout (CD 4): A DP 02-04 DELT 5741

Matrix / Runout (CD 5): A DP 02-04 DELT 5742

Matrix / Runout (CD 6): A DP 02-04 DELT 5743

Mastering SID Code (CD 1-6): IFPI LD34

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Sherif Mohie El Din and The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra



The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra (BACO) was founded in 2002, with the beginning of the Arts Center’s activities. It consists of 16 Egyptian string players who perform various musical trends, including modern Egyptian and international pieces.


It is the only regular Chamber Orchestra in Egypt that performs works written for a relatively small in number, but yet highly skilled players. The BACO performs a vast repertoire of chamber music.
Since its foundation, the BACO has given over two hundred and fifty concerts covering different classical, Arabic, light Egyptian and international music including various World Premieres of classical international works, collaborating with soloists like: Giselle Herbert, Thomas Kalb, Christoph Wyneken, Sandrine Tilly, Catherine Rabus, Elçim Ozdemir, Christian Pohl, Charles Snead, Monireh Chmouliovsky, Ramzy Yassa, Omar Khairat among others

Sherif Mohie Eldin

Horn player, Conductor and Composer graduated1987 from the Cairo Conservatoire, in 1988, he was commissioned to compose the very first piece of music “Fanfare” to be performed at the Inauguration of the New Cairo Opera House.


From 1989 to 2001, he held the position of Artistic Director of the “Citadel Festival of Music and Song” taking place at the Salah El Din Citadel every summer.


In 1992, he founded the “Akhnaton Chamber Orchestra”, in 1995, he was appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the first Chamber Orchestra in Alexandria to be formed and financed by the Mass Cultural Sector, Ministry of Culture and in 1997 he became the principal conductor of the Cairo Opera Orchestra.


Maestro Mohie-Eldin is member of several International Juries such as the (Cairo International Song Competition, Fullbright Panel (2001), a staff member at the Cairo Conservatoire, Academy of Arts.
Maestro Sherif Mohie Eldin celebrated the 20th anniversary of his musical career by releasing a set of 6 CDs containing all his musical works including various genres, solo instruments, electronic music, orchestra, vocal music and opera. (2004)


Appointed Director of the Damanhour Opera, parallel to his assignment as Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arts Center (2006).
In 2009, he earned a Ph.D. degree in the philosophy of art in music analysis and was awarded the State Incentive Award in music composition.


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Sherif Mohie El Din Trivia

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About Sherif Mohie El Din


Sherif Mohie El Din (Arabic: شريف محي الدين‎; b. May 28, 1964; surname also spelled Mohie Eldin or Mohieddin) is an Egyptian conductor and composer. He is a member of Egypt's third generation of composers. He was formerly the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Cairo Opera Orchestra. In 2001 he was appointed Director of the Arts Center of the newly established Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, and has been since 2002 the conductor of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina String Orchestra. Graduated in composition, under the late composer Gamal Abdel-Rahim, founder of the Composition Department of the Cairo Conservatoire, Academy of Arts, as well as the Wind Department (horn) in 1986. Appointed Demonstrator, Musicology Department, he obtained his master's degree in 1995, and his degree in conducting from the École Normale de Musique de Paris in Paris under Maestro Dominique Rouits in the same year. Considered Egypt's most prolific and productive composer of his generation, Mohie El Din has written two operas based on Egyptian contemporary novels, the latest on Naguib Mahfouz's novel Miramar, both with librettos by the renowned Egyptian poet Sayed Heggab, a number of concertos for Arabic and Western instruments, song cycles, sonatas for several solo instruments, and many chamber works for different instrumental combinations. His works have been recorded on CDs, and he is a frequent guest on Egyptian television and radio programs. He appeared in the 2001 Youssef Chahine filmSkoot Hansawwar.

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