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Slava Grigoryan & Leonard Grigoryan (guitars)<\/h2>\n

ABC Classics CD 481 5101<\/p>\n

TPT: 53\u2019 34\u201d<\/p>\n

reviewed by Neville Cohn<\/h3>\n

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\"Grigoryan<\/a>If ever you\u2019ve come home after a really tough day at the office, perhaps an accidental wiping of a crucial report that cannot be retrieved and\/or encountering a maddening traffic jam on the way home \u2013 what might one do?.<\/p>\n

A few soothing gins and tonic or something a bit stronger might be just what\u2019s needed to soothe frazzled nerves \u2013 but there\u2019s another, frankly better, \u00a0way to chill out (without any risk at all of a hangover): put the Grigoryan brothers\u2019 newest CD on \u2013 and relax to a joint effort that\u2019ll work its magic in mere moments.<\/p>\n

Seventeen tracks enshrine some of the world\u2019s most loved melodies.<\/p>\n

Take your pick: Rachmaninov\u2019s Vocalise, Elgar\u2019s Chanson de matin (a charmladen delight) and a Seguidilla, the bracing urgency of which rivets the attention. It\u2019s from an arrangement for two guitars of the full set of de Falla\u2019s Seven Spanish Folk Songs.<\/p>\n

I particularly like the gently lulling quality of Nana which, Falla has pointed out, was a song his mother used to sing to him when very young.\u00a0 These delights are given near-flawless treatment, not least the first of the set: The Moorish Cloth. It\u2019s beautifully negotiated with its crisp rhythmic underpinning. There\u2019s a lively, lovely account of the Jota, its rhythms irresistible \u2013 and the Cancion is finely considered. \u00a0The very challenging Polo needs a greater sense of urgency, though.<\/p>\n

The brothers\u2019 account of Tchaikowsky\u2019s None but the Lonely Heart would surely charm even the grumpiest bird from a twig \u2013 and there\u2019s an exquisitely languid account of Ponce\u2019s Little Star.<\/p>\n

There are sure to be tracks which listeners will happily play over and over \u00a0\u2013 and over \u2013 again. Don\u2019t take my word for it. Get yourself a copy \u2013 and feel those nerve knots relaxing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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