Concierto de Aranjuez - Full Concert - Frank Verhoef

Concierto de Aranjuez Adagio (composed by maestro Joaquín Rodrigo) performed by Frank Verhoef & Mikel Fernández & Codarts Orchestra on the 18th of april 2019 at Codarts, Rotterdam. ---------- About the piece and the author: The Concierto de Aranjuez, is a concerto for classical guitar by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century. The work was inspired by the gardens at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. According to the composer, the first movement is "animated by a rhythmic spirit and vigour without either of the two themes... interrupting its relentless pace"; the second movement "represents a dialogue between classical guitar and solo instruments (cor anglais, bassoon, oboe, horn etc.)"; and the last movement "recalls a courtly dance in which the combination of double and triple time maintains a taut tempo right to the closing bar." He described the concerto itself as capturing "the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains" in the gardens of Aranjuez. Rodrigo and his wife Victoria stayed silent for many years about the inspiration for the second movement, and thus the popular belief grew that it was inspired by the bombing of Guernica in 1937. In her autobiography, Victoria eventually declared that it was both an evocation of the happy days of their honeymoon and a response to Rodrigo's devastation at the miscarriage of their first pregnancy. It was composed in 1939 in Paris. Rodrigo dedicated the Concierto de Aranjuez to Regino Sainz de la Maza. Rodrigo, nearly blind since age three, was a pianist. He did not play the guitar, yet he still managed to capture and project the role of the guitar in Spanish music. ---------- Musicians: Conductor: Mikel Fernández Rodríguez Guitarist: Frank Verhoef Violin I: Manuel Martínez Ricardo Baylina Sonia Benavent Angelos Sxoinas Alicia Población Celia Molina Violin II: Álvaro García Inês Díez Marta Ocete María Dorri Celeste Engel Javier Carranza Viola: Esther Fernández Stefano Sancassan Gema Molina Román Santos Violoncello: Laura González Belén Ruíz Jorge Municio Carlos Maldonado Double Bass: Catharina Feyen Sophia Price Flute: Federico Altare Clémence Dujardin Oboe: Alberto Garrido Nika Centrih Clarinet: Meritxell Coloma Alberto García Bassoon: Celia Matamoro Pedro Gonçalves Horn: Sophie Caelers Pablo Moreno Trumpet: Roel van der Zande ---------- This piece was recorded live by Aleksandar Obradovic --------- 00:00. Intro 00:54. Allegro con Spirito 07:47. Adagio 20:02. Allegro Gentile