Concierto de Aranjuez
The Concierto de Aranjuez is a solo concerto for guitar and orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo ( 1901-1999 ). It was composed in 1939 and premiered in Paris on 9 November 1940 in Barcelona. It is not only by far the most popular work of Rodrigo's, but also one of the most famous classical pieces of music of the 20th century.
Description of the work
The concert outside the classical concerto form in three sets. In the composition Rodrigo had the problem, the guitar is too quiet as a solo instrument against a symphony orchestra to integrate in a balanced harmony with the orchestra. Rodrigo achieved this by letting never play the guitar with the full orchestra at the same time, but largely only with small groups of quieter instruments.
History
Rodrigo composed the Concierto de Aranjuez at the suggestion of his friend, the guitarist Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896-1981), who also played the solo part in the premiere.
Rodrigo describes the work in the gardens of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez south of Madrid, the Spring residence of the Spanish kings. Aranjuez Rodrigo embodied for an estimated period of history from him: the reign of the last Spanish ruler before Napoleon Bonaparte.
The composer felt the palace for personal reasons very connected: He was gone for a walk in the gardens with his future wife often. In the second sentence of the work Joaquín Rodrigo described his feelings about the most dramatic experience in his life: the miscarriage of his first-born son and the associated pain, the infinite sadness, the anger, letting go and a plea to God to his beloved wife Victoria ( Vicky ) let them live. Victoria was the "eyesight " by Joaquín Rodrigo ( he went blind in 1906 due to a diphtheria epidemic in his native city of Sagunto (Valencia ) ). A tribute to Joaquín Rodrigo occasion of his 90th birthday, one experiences in the short film Concierto de Aranjuez ( Shadows and Light) by Larry Weinstein (1993).
Effect
The Concierto de Aranjuez is considered the best-known and most popular works of Rodrigo. It has been interpreted not only by countless classical orchestra, but became popular as by Miles Davis on the album Sketches of Spain, the clarinetist Jean-Christian Michel and the Modern Jazz Quartet by numerous edits.
The experimental guitarist Buckethead paid tribute in 2002 on his album Electric Tears with his version of the Adagio called Sketches Of Spain both Miles Davis and Rodrigo tribute.
The concert is also available in an arrangement for harp and orchestra by the composer himself.
The flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía interpreted together with the Orquesta de Cadaqués newly headed by Edmon Colomer the Concierto de Aranjuez 1991. Paco de Lucía thereby enriched the work with various improvisations. The composer Joaquín Rodrigo was, Paco de Lucía's interpretation was the most brilliant of the present until then.
Under the title of Rodrigo 's Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez ( Theme from 2nd Movement ), the British easy listening band leader Geoff Love made - under the pseudonym Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - the theme of the second movement in 1976 to a number - three hit in the UK Singles Chart. The successful pop singer Sophie Zelmani in 2005 published a " Aranjuez " version of their song " So Long ", in which she quotes Rodrigo (A Decade Of Dreams, 1995-2005). The second set is also used in a scene of the film " Brassed Off " intones.