Concerto De Aranjuez

Paco De Lucia (Artist), Rodrigo (Artist), Orchestra De Cadaques (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1993)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046JP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,043 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #19 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Flamenco
  • #27 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Spain

Customer Reviews

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pure spirit of aranjuez, October 8, 2003

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dimitri saltanov (moscow Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concerto De Aranjuez (Audio CD)

I thought I had loved Aranjuez before I heard this performance. Now I know it was merely a romance with its melodic content. This one performance truly opened to me the meaning of this music. And now all others appear bleak and weak; too refined, too assiduous to reveal what lies beneath the tablature. Just close your eyes and listen carefully how Paco plays solo passages in the glorious Adagio, especially the one before the last orchestral piece. At times his guitar will resemble arabian oud: dark and brooding, then it will suddenly turn to festive, untamed flamenco emotions; what a deep insight into the essence of Spanish music! You don't hear Rodrigo, Paco, Adagio, Guitar or Orchestra here - you're one on one with pure legacy of one of the richest and complex European cultures packed into music with lossless compression.

THIS is the spirit of Aranjuez, finally.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure genius, November 27, 2005

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J. Gianni "theyellowbook" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Concerto De Aranjuez (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to the version of Aranjuez played by John Williams as it was one of my father's favourite pieces of music and became one of my own. I thought Williams version was stunning but now having listened to Aranjuez played by Paco de Lucia, Paco brings something extra to the music, an Andalucian understanding, a flamenco spirit, and such incredible technique, lightening fast fingers that melt into a blur.

All in all, the spirit in which the music is played, in comparison makes Williams superb interpretation appear dull and robotic. This is surely how Rodrigo intended his concerto to be played.

Paco de Lucia is an absolute genius and is to my mind without equal as the world's best guitarist. If you've never heard of Paco de Lucia before, you could do a lot worse than begin your discovery with this album.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Gem, May 1, 2007

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Ferbose (Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Concerto De Aranjuez (Audio CD)

Like most classical lovers, I had a decent recording (that got a Penguin rosette) of this concerto and had heard it numerous times on radio. Somehow I never felt this concerto has been played to its full potential. When I hear Paco de Lucia, I am glad someone finally did it full justice. In Flamenco, in jazz or in classical, Paco de Lucia's musicianship always touches heart and souls. I am not surprised that the composer himself calls this the greatest performance of the concerto, and I can't think of why any classical guitar lover wouldn't want to own this CD.