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The Concierto de Aranjuez ([konˈθjeɾ.to ðe a.ɾaŋˈxweθ], "Aranjuez Concerto") 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 Concierto Andaluz (Spanish: Andalusian concerto) is a concerto for four guitars and orchestra by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. First played in San Antonio, Texas , USA on 18 November 1967. Movements
Concierto de Aranjuez may also refer to: Concierto de Aranjuez, an album by the German band Cusco; Concierto de Aranjuez (Paco de Lucía album) Concerto d'Aranjuez / Sounds of Spain, a 1967 album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers (released as Spanish Masters in the U.S.) Concierto de Aranjuez, a 1984 album by Dorothy Ashby
His Concierto Andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra, was commissioned by Celedonio Romero for him and his three sons. Of Rodrigo's works, those that have achieved the greatest popular and critical success are his Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasia para un gentilhombre. These two works are very often paired in recordings.
Sketches of Spain is a studio album by the jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis.It was released on 18 July 1960 through Columbia Records.The recording took place between November 1959 and March 1960 at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City.
Love was born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, [2] the only son and younger of two surviving children (an elder sister Cornelia) of African American Thomas Edward (Kidd) Love and his English wife, Frances Helen Maycock (1892–1975), an actress and singer.
The concerto is Rodrigo's most popular work after the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. The four movements were based on six short dances for solo guitar by the 17th-century Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz and were taken from a three-volume work (1674, 1675, 1697) that is now commonly known as Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española ...
Renata Tarragó Fábregas (23 October 1927 – 2 August 2005), a Catalan guitarist and vihuelist, was a teacher and performer, both as a solo artist and an accompanist.She was the first female guitarist to record Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, and was the editor of the first published edition of the Concierto de Aranjuez score.