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Panorama: Joaquín Rodrigo

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Esta recopilacion de grabaciones
historicas de obras del compositor
espanol Joaquin Rodrigo(1901-1999),
nos acercan aun mas al espiritu de
las obras que otras grabaciones
mas recientes de las mismas obras.
Aqui podemos escuchar a la orquesta
sinfonica de San Antonio con los Romeros,
para quienes Don Joaquin compuso el
"Concierto Andaluz" que aqui interpretan.
Tambien, aparece Nicanor Zabaleta en el
interpretando el "Concierto Serenata" que
Don Joaquin compusiese para el en alrededor
de 1956. De las otras obras como el
"Concieto Madrigal" de 1967, el "Concierto
de Aranjuez" de 1939 y el "Concierto Pastoral"
para Flauta y orquesta; no se puede decir
que son interpretados por a quienes fue dedicado,
pero quienes lo interpretan lo hacen de
manera formidable. Narciso Yepes, gran guitarrista
que interpreta en una guitarra de diez
cuerdas, es gran conocedor de la obra de
Don Joaquin. Las Orquesta que aqui interpretan
estan entre las mejores del mundo.

I first discovered Rodrigo while living in New Orleans and hearing his Concerto Andalusia performed by the Louisiana Philharmonic. The guitar parts were performed by the famous Romeros, who also perform the guitar parts on this recording. Rodrigo's music has an uncanny ability to evoke feelings, sensations, and visualizations of rural Spain, as well as its romantic, and at times even medieval, past. Truly breathtaking. It is evident that this extraordinarily talented 20th century composer deeply loved his homeland.

The great problem with Rodrigo's canon of compositions is that the finest lesser known works are usually bundled together in collections weighted down with pieces that deserve to remain lesser known. Otherwise, these small gems are doled out with his foremost creations, which are already in most collections, often in several versions.
My delight here is that while I bought the 2 CD package for the Concierto Serenade, with its featured harp performance, I also got a handful of other small wonders. And, although I was in a sense coerced into paying for yet another reading of the Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, the extra cost was virtually nil...and these renderings were, in fact, among the premiere interpretations to be found.

Overall, this is a wonderful package that I recommend without reservation.

No creo que haya mucho que decir sobre esta magnifica obra, quien ame la guitarra y en especial la guitarra clasica esta obligado a tener este Concierto en su coleccion.