CD Review


L'imparfait du Coeur - Accordeon Melancolique
Jean-Pierre Guiran & Cherie de Boer
Jean-Pierre Guiran & Cherie de Boer
10th December 1999
Beguine des reves brises
L'indifference
Aurore
La Vie en Rose
Feliz Viaje
Ma Premiere Guitare
La Mer
La nena
Choro Do Adeus
El Choclo
Passe compose
El Diabolo Suelto
L'imparfait du coeur
Uno
Coeur Vagabond
Miserlou

In front of me is a recording: accordion duet, featuring well known South American and French tunes, played in their own way, without accompaniment.

While listening to them there is a such an impression that the two accordionists got together to play purely for themselves, for fun and enjoyment and somebody recorded it on the side without them even knowing it - that is how spontaneous their obvious enjoyment sounds. The fact that they play solo, without accompanying instruments creates that special feeling of intimacy: as if they are playing for you especially in the corner of some classy cafe.

They perform well known and popular tunes and themes, pretty in their simplicity. Jean-Pierre and Cherie play them with out excessive sentimentality, yet their performance carries the delicious weight of stirred memories and forgotten secrets.
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