Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-99) composed for the guitar for over 75 years. Over his long and productive life he produced some of the best loved music ever written for the instrument – Concierto de Aranjuez and the Fantasia para un gentilhombre. His output for solo guitar and guitar duet form the bulk of his compositions and this 3-CD set encompasses all these works from the earliest in 1926 up to the late Ecos de Sefarad of 1987.
Strangely for one who devoted so much of his creative energies to the guitar, Rodrigo was not a guitarist, but a pianist of considerable technique. His flair for exuberance, display of technique and the combination of popular styles and great refinement ensure that all the works on these CDs are full of delightful surprises, and typical of this composers unpretentious style.
Recorded in 2007 and produced by Michael Haas.
Track list:
Disk 1 1 Por los campos de España 2 Por los campos de España 3 Por los campos de España 4 Sonata a la Española 5 Sonata a la Española 6 Sonata a la Española 7 Sonata a la Española 8 Tres pequeñas piezas 9 Tres pequeñas piezas 10 Tres pequeñas piezas 11 Tonadillafor two guitars 12 Tonadillafor two guitars 13 Tonadillafor two guitars
Disk 2 1 Sonata giocosa 2 Sonata giocosa 3 Sonata giocosa 4 Sonata giocosa 5 Sonata giocosa 6 Tres piezas españolas 7 Tres piezas españolas 8 Tres piezas españolas 9 Elogio de la guitarra 10 Elogio de la guitarra 11 Elogio de la guitarra
Disk 3 1 Dos preludios 2 Dos preludios 3 Ecos de Sefarad 4 Pájaros de primavera 5 ¡Qué buen caminito! 6 Un tiempo fue Itálica famosa 7’48 7 Tríptico 8 Tríptico 9 Tríptico 10 En tierras de Jerez 11 Tocccata 12 Zarabanda lejana
