Don Quixote
Rodrigo finally finds fame.
The Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo is responsible for one of the most instantly recognisable works for classical guitar - if not one of the most famous pieces of classical music full stop. But when he was just three years old and a bout of diptheria left him almost completely blind, a future in composition seemed out of the question. How did he become one of Spain's most revered musical minds?
In this programme, Donald Macleod sees the Guitar Concerto transform Rodrigo’s career, with the composer finally finding recognition in Spain and far beyond.
Fantasia para un Gentilhombre: I. Villano y Ricercare
Pepe Romero, guitar
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
Concierto de estio: Siciliana: Andantino
Mikhail Ovrutsky, violin
Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Max Darman Bragado
Invocacion y danza
Miloš Karadaglić, guitar
Ausencias de Dulcinea
José Antonio López, baritone
Lilian Moriani, soprano
Victoria Marchante, soprano
Celia Alcedo, soprano
María José Suárez, mezzo-soprano
Víctor Arriola, violín
Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, conducted by José Ramón Encinar
Concierto para una fiesta: Andante calmo
Pepe Romero, guitar
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
Produced by Alice McKee for BBC Audio
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Fantasia para un Gentilhombre (Villano y Ricercare)
Performer: Pepe Romero. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- DECCA : 438 016-2.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Estio (2nd mvt, Sicilienne)
Performer: Mikhail Ovrutsky. Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León. Conductor: Max Bragado-Darman.- NAXOS : 8.555840.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Invocacion y Danza (Hommage to Manuel De Falla)
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.- DG : 481-081-1.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Ausencias de Dulcinea
Performer: Víctor Arriola. Singer: José Antonio López. Singer: Lilian Moriani. Singer: Celia Alcedo. Singer: María José Suárez. Orchestra: Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra. Choir: Comunidad De Madrid Chorus. Conductor: José Ramón Encinar.- NAXOS : 8.570260.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto para una fiesta (2nd mvt)
Performer: Pepe Romero. Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- DECCA : 475 6360.
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- Fri 26 Sep 202516:00BBC Radio 3
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