Rodrigo: Guitar Works, Vol. 1 (Incls 3 piezas espanolas & Sonata giocosa)

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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Guitar Works, Vol. 1 (Incls 3 piezas espanolas & Sonata giocosa)
Jeremy Jouve (guitar)

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 13 April 2008

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Joaquín Rodrigo, composer of the celebrated guitar concerto, Concierto de Aranjuez (Naxos 8.555841), is acknowledged as one of the great Spanish composers of the twentieth century.

Although his compositions for solo guitar comprise no more than some 25 titles, each one is a committed artistic statement intended to do honour to Spain's national instrument by extending its expressive capabilities. The works range from impressionistic geographically-inspired vignettes to more challenging forms, such as the Sonata giocosa, Rodrigo's first sonata for the guitar, and distilled essences of traditional dances, such as the fandango in Tres piezas españolas, as well as some masterpieces that are distinctly in a genre of their own.

"Perhaps surprisingly, Rodrigo did not write a great deal of solo guitar music, preferring to concentrate on his beloved piano. But what there is is undoubtedly memorable. The best-known work here is the Tres piezas españolas, of which the closing Zapateado is the most familiar. The young French guitarist Jérémy Jouve plays it brilliantly, although he is not a show-off artist, preferring musical values, which he displays in the sensitive account of the Andante moderato slow movement of the Sonata giocosa, yet finding plenty of life and sparkle in the outer movements, especially the boisterous finale. He is at his finest in Por los campos de España ('In the Spanish Countryside'), a group of five miniature pictures, which he plays very evocatively. The duet works are also very well played, but are not as individual as the solo pieces." Penguin Guide

Tracks:

3 piezas espanolas (3 Spanish Pieces)
Sonata giocosa
Por los campos de Espana
Tonadilla
4 Piano Pieces: No. 2. Fandango del ventorrillo (arr. P. Romero)