Spanish Classics
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Rodrigo's piano music appears infrequently in the recital room, though excellent two-CD surveys have appeared: Gregory Allen on Bridge and Sara Marianovich on Sony. Now comes a first-class collection... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2005, Editor's Choice
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Turina was a gentle man who, like Segovia, placed high value on beauty and clarity of thought, and responded to 'programmatic' images; the portrayal of profound tragedy had no place in his music.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2003, Editor's Choice
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Many of the songs were originally written for other instruments, but they have been arranged, with the approval of the composer’s daughter, by Marco Socías. The new accompaniments work very... —
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Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Asie Polo (cello), Mikhail Ovrutsky (violin)
Castille and León Symphony Orchestra, Max Bragado-Darman
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There’s a beautiful lyricism to Albéniz’s piano writing and more than a hint of Chopin (including a charming portrait of Mallorca where the Polish composer spent some time). —
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Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Ricardo Gallen (guitar)
Asturias Symphony Orchestra, Maximiano Valdes
The focus of these three volumes is on concertos, the most popular and arguably the best segment of Rodrigo's orchestral music. The best known are those for guitar and orchestra, of the very... —
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Special offer. Preludes & Choruses from Zarzuelas
(a distinctive and historic form of Spanish operetta)
Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra & Chorus, Miguel Roa
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Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Daniel Ligorio Ferrandiz (piano)
Castille & León Symphony Orchestra, Max Bragado Darman
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Alfonso Romero Asenjo: Cello Concerto, Concerto for Two Violins, String Symphony
Iagoba Fanlo (cello), Sergey Teslya (violin), Joaquin Torre (violin)
Cammerata Orchestra
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Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 7
Retablo de Navidad & other choral works
Raquel Lojendio, María Jesús Prieto, Victoria Marchante, Ada Allende (sopranos), David Rubiera (baritone)
Coro y Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, José Ramón Encinar
