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Rick Fulker (kjb)September 10, 2007

"Entizar," which is the Arabic word for "waiting," is the first work 35-year-old Egyptian composer Mohamed Saad Basha wrote following the death of his mother.

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Mohamed Saad Basha
Mohamed Saad BashaImage: Beethovenfest

The piece expresses his anticipation of meeting her again in the afterlife.

Basha's roots in the Egyptian musical tradition and his fondness for western rock music are evident in the orchestral composition, which was commissioned by Deutsche Welle for the 2007 Beethovenfest.

As part of the festival, Basha conducted the world premiere of "Entizar," performed by the Cairo Conservatory of Music Orchestra, in the Beethovenhalle in Bonn.

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Mohamed Saad Basha Conducts the Cairo Conservatory of Music Orchestra in a Performance of His Composition "Entizar" (MP3, 11:16)

englisch: Entizar. Konzertouvertüre für Ud, Riqq und Orchester - Produziert: 10.09.2007 - 11:46:19 von Basha, Mohamed Saad
September 10, 200711:16 min
Der Dirigent Kurt Masur, aufgenommen am Dienstag (08.04.2008) während einer Probe in der Beethovenhalle in Bonn. Masur war viele Jahre Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig. Von 1991 bis 2002 wirkte er zudem als Chefdirigent des New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Von 2000 bis 2007 war er Musikdirektor des London Philharmonic Orchestra. Seit 2002 hat Masur die musikalische Leitung des Orchestre National de France in Paris inne. Foto: Felix Heyder dpa/lnw +++(c) dpa - Report+++

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