Gabriel S. Saab
Dr. Gabriel Saab (1923 - 2003), discovered music by way of his paternal friend Carl Schuricht, whom he knew since 1947 and for whom he organised in difficult post-war years concerts in Paris and Libanon. Saab was a passionate music lover and started to compose relatively late, after completing a career as an international diplomat in the service of the United Nations. His first symphony is indebted to his late Romantic idols and synthesizes their style with the moving tones of his Egyptian homeland. His Second symphony has been premiered posthum in November 2003 at Bad Reichenhall (Bavaria). The publication of these symphonies is a monument to Gabriel Saab as a personal friend and mentor, without whose committed support archiphon's CD series never could have been realized.
For details see booklet (PDF).and inlay (PDF)
See also ARC-3.0 with Symphony No. 1 and recordings by Carl Schuricht