The Rodrigo Edition (4 CDs): Concertos & Orchestral Works Conducted by Enrique Batiz

Nancy Allen (Artist), Lisa Hansen (Artist), Jorge Federico Osorio (Artist), Deborah Mariotti (Artist), Alfonso Moreno (Artist), Agustin Leon Ara (Artist), Minerva Garibay (Artist), Cecilia Lopez (Artist), Joaquin Rodrigo (Composer), Enrique Batiz (Conductor)

Product Details

• Conductor: Enrique Batiz
• Composer: Joaquin Rodrigo
• Audio CD (June 9, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002SBZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,617 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Rodrigo compendium., September 20, 1999

By	Manuel Lopez ([e-mail]) (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

This is great music, with great performances, on a very good recording. (I disagree with the other online reviewer--to me the soloists sound crisp and rich.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Rodrigo!, February 10, 2004

By	"brtherjohn" (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

I had much of this material on vinyl, and it's great to have these packaged on 4 full budget-priced CDs. The sound is quite acceptable, although a little bright, which was common for early digital recordings from the 80's. But, they're otherwise clear and full. There are better recordings of the guitar concertos (which is a crowded field), but they hold up fairly well - and are better than Batiz' rerecordings of the some of the guitar concertos he did some 10 years ago on ASV.
The other concertos are quite nice as well. Distinctively Rodrigo-esque!
Anyone interested in this set will want to invest in Batiz' more recent survey with his Mexican State Orchestra of Rodrigo works.
Highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Batiz dirige obras de Rodrigo, November 14, 2005

By	P. Alvarez "vivaldi116" (Killeen, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Antes que el sello Naxos grabara las obras de Rodrigo,
estaba esta grabaccion, la que era y aun es recomendada.
Batiz es un gran exponente de la musica de Rodrigo,
aclamado por el mismo compositor, Batiz dirige las
obras de Rodrigo con claridad, y a la vez mantiene
las obras con el espiritu original que el compositor
expresa. En esta grabaccion el maestro Batiz dirige
tres orquestas:la Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony;
y Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico. Los
unicos conciertos que aqui no aparecen son: Concierto
para una Fiesta, y Concierto como un Divertimento.
Una grabaccion de recomendaccion maxima...