Audio CD review:
Isaac Albeniz, Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, Grisha Goryachev - Alma Flamenca

Isaac Albeniz, Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, Grisha Goryachev - Alma Flamenca

Band: Isaac Albeniz, Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, Grisha Goryachev Title: Alma Flamenca Rating: Release Date: 13 June, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Torre Bermeja (Isaac Albeniz) 2: Cadiz (Isaac Albeniz) 3: Granada (Isaac Albeniz) 4: Asturias (Isaac Albeniz) 5: Malaguena (Sabicas) 6: Danza Mora (Sabicas) 7: Solea (Sabicas) 8: Bulerias (Sabicas) 9: Guajira (Paco de Lucia) 10: Fandangos (Paco de Lucia) 11: Taranta (Paco de Lucia) 12: Bulerias (Paco de Lucia)

Customer Reviews Finally! But wait, because all summer I listened to a recording that somebody made of Grisha's senior recital at the New England Conservatory--I listened to nothing else on my car stereo for months on end, by choice. Well this is a first--writing a review before hearing the CD. As a guitar builder I get to hear a great guitarist now and again. Well, I've been privileged to hear this remarkable young man for some years now and he's a delight. Even when the silverware starts rattling and he's alone in the room, Grisha plays. He loves the guitar, so that passion shines through his music. You don't have to know anything about Flamenco to understand that Grisha is one of a kind, quintessential, jaw-dropping, finger-lickin' good. And this is his first CD. It's a no brainer. Like the other guy said, buy a bunch of these for your friends. Hell, buy a bunch of these just to encourage Grisha to make more. You won't be sorry. I'm going to go get mine now. . Worth listening to - again and again This man seems to have a really deep understanding of what he is playing and technicaly his is superb. I searched amazon and a video site for some good Flamenco and this is just about as good as it gets. His emotion seeps through. I gave only four stars as I think the production/editing is a little dry and I wonder if he would be better recorded live. . Very grateful there is a Grisha Soon after beginning to listen, you'll see that Grisha possesses many elements of a great musician, a rare and wonderfully honed technique, an absolutely natural sensitivity which he employs to interpret his vast and completely unique repertoire, and an adoration for and appreciation for the history of guitar music which he has been playing for so long, and that shines so clearly through this recording. The guitar seems a toy in Grigory Goryachev's hands, but he treats it and its music delicately and with the utmost respect, while still maintaining that child-like penchant for fun and mischief which flamenco music sometimes requires. On this album, he shows us how vital the music of the traditional art form of flamenco has become, and what two of its greatest exponents have composed and how it has evolved in its solo performance entity. There are so few who are capable of playing this timeless music at his level, in fact perhaps no one else who shows us the variety that he does, invoking classical form and raw flamenco values of rhythmic and percussive expression in both styles. Grisha pays hommage to two of a dying breed of virtuoso, introspective guitarists who have created divine solo compositions with inspiration from classical composers such as Albeniz (whose music is also included here), Manuel de Falla, and their flamenco roots. He plays this Spanish music with an energy and self-awareness which easily provokes your attention among the seas of wonderful guitarists out there. Sit back and revel in the tangible joy that Grisha is having playing with his guitar. . . You can see a complete list of all Isaac Albeniz, Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, Grisha Goryachev discography, or go back to the Isaac Albeniz, Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, Grisha Goryachev tabs