"what a wonderfull succes in trying to put these two different worlds together. And I hope more people will work on that. This is one world and Mozart will lead you in another world. Arab and Western. Fantastic. Impossible not to listen once a day."
An intriguing journey
jbddrie | 12/31/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What a fascinating collection -- Middle Eastern sounds interwoven with familiar Mozart tunes. This "meeting" of East and West results in an exciting auditory adventure. Anyone who has travelled the Arab world will find an instant affinity. The "local" instruments and voices are simply marvellous! Let them carry you away. (I only WISH it was available in the U.S. We've had to order ours from Europe! Get with the program, Amazon.com...!)"
The combination between Bach & African music is better.
jbddrie | 11/14/1998
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For a middle east ears an Arabic music and Egypt music itself it is more easy to understand the combination with mozat which I think, is more fitted then if it would be with other composer (may be Bethoven could be dramaticly be fitted too) bcause the mono vocal voices, that combined beutifully with the harmony of the western music I'm not shure aboute the combination with the beutifful drum playing . I think that the combinatation in melody # 1 was excellent that imotionally shows the complexcity in Arab music combined into the harmony."
Awkward
DV | US | 09/23/2007
(2 out of 5 stars)
"This is a spectacle. Slow motion car crash. It is so awkward that there is actually something compelling about it, I think, if you dig kitsch of the ambitious-but-failed and can-you-believe-they-did-this varieties. I usually don't, in music anyway, so mine is in the sell pile. A more positive way to take it is as audaciously weird and full of personality but still ridiculous. Not for anyone looking for Mozart or for Egyptian music. You will find neither here."
Wow
J. George | Washington, DC | 09/03/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I love Arabic music, especially Egyptian. I didn't know what to think of "MiE", and decided I'd reserve judgment until I listened to it. After I was done. I was amazed. I was enthralled by the reverance of culture in most Arab music but also the enthralled by the embracement of the West. This album delivers. I recommend it to anyone, especially those who are studying Eastern music."