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Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo
- (01-03) Concierto de Aranjuez
- (04-07) Fantasía para un gentilhombre
- (08) Cançoneta
- (09-10) Invocación y Danza
- (11-13) Tres pequeñas piezas
Agustin Leon Ara, violin (8)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (1-8)
Neville Marriner, conductor
Date: 1994
Label: Philips
http://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4380162
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Review
GRAMOPHONE'S TOP CHOICE
One has only to glance at the current Classical Catalogue to see how many times Aranjuez and the Fantasia have been recorded, often coupled on the same disc (not least by these same performers, Philips, 9/84), and to realize that an outright First Choice is no longer realistically possible. What we have here is simply one of the best: Pepe Romero, a close friend of Rodrigo, has the technique to do whatever he pleases, though his capacity for high speed does not tempt him to display it for its own sake. There is elegance and a certain nobility in his interpretations, though he lacks the warmth of Bream, for instance, and the 'flamenco steeliness' of his rasgueados does perhaps stand in uncomfortable contrast with the rest. The ASMF must by now know these scores by heart but, perhaps stimulated by the presence of a soloist who is so completely in command of his material, their immaculate support bears no trace of staleness.
The Canconeta (1923) is one of Rodrigo's earliest works, a small (2'50'') island of peaceful romantic dreams in a sea of guitar music, sweetly played by Ara (Rodrigo's son-in-law) and ignored in the annotation. There is no better recording of the Invocacion y danza, and no other at all of the Tres Pequenas piezas, in the last of which the steely rasgueados are entirely in character. If you are not already liberally provided with recordings of the two main items you may rightly be tempted by this outstanding recording.
One has only to glance at the current Classical Catalogue to see how many times Aranjuez and the Fantasia have been recorded, often coupled on the same disc (not least by these same performers, Philips, 9/84), and to realize that an outright First Choice is no longer realistically possible. What we have here is simply one of the best: Pepe Romero, a close friend of Rodrigo, has the technique to do whatever he pleases, though his capacity for high speed does not tempt him to display it for its own sake. There is elegance and a certain nobility in his interpretations, though he lacks the warmth of Bream, for instance, and the 'flamenco steeliness' of his rasgueados does perhaps stand in uncomfortable contrast with the rest. The ASMF must by now know these scores by heart but, perhaps stimulated by the presence of a soloist who is so completely in command of his material, their immaculate support bears no trace of staleness.
The Canconeta (1923) is one of Rodrigo's earliest works, a small (2'50'') island of peaceful romantic dreams in a sea of guitar music, sweetly played by Ara (Rodrigo's son-in-law) and ignored in the annotation. There is no better recording of the Invocacion y danza, and no other at all of the Tres Pequenas piezas, in the last of which the steely rasgueados are entirely in character. If you are not already liberally provided with recordings of the two main items you may rightly be tempted by this outstanding recording.
- John Duarte, Gramophone
More reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Concierto-De-Aranjuez-Joaquin-Rodrigo/dp/B00000415P
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Joaquín Rodrigo (November 22, 1901 – July 6, 1999) was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. Rodrigo studied music with Francisco Antich and Paul Dukas, and musicology with Maurice Emmanuel and André Pirro. Rodrigo's music is among the most popular music of the 20th century. In particular, his Concierto de Aranjuez, composed in 1939, is considered one of the pinnacles of Spanish music and of the guitar concerto repertoire. None of Rodrigo's works, however, achieved the popular and critical success of the Concierto de Aranjuez and the Fantasia para un gentilhombre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Rodrigo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Rodrigo
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Pepe Romero (born March 8, 1944 in Málaga, Spain) is a classical and flamenco guitarist. He is the second son of guitarist and composer Celedonio Romero, who was his only guitar teacher. Romero is particularly famous for his outstanding technique and colorful musical interpretations on the instrument. Since his first recording in 1959, he has recorded over 60 albums, including 20 concerti and 30 albums as part of the famed guitar quartet The Romeros. His contributions to the field of classical guitar have inspired a number of distinguished composers to write works specifically for him.
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