Rodrigo, Joaquín > Pizarro, Artur

Rodrigo: A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Cançoneta for Violin and Strings; Juglares; Children's Pieces (5); Canción y danza; Zarabanda lejana y villancico; Preludio al gallo mañanero; Serenata espa...
Performers: Gallén, Ricardo; Goni, Antigoni; Lojendio, Raquel; McFadden, Jeffrey; Ovrutsky, Mikhail; Pizarro, Artur; Polo, Asier
Conductors: Bragado-Darman, Max; Valdes, Maximiano; Encinar, Jose Ramon
Ensemble: ; Castille and Leon Symphony Orchestra; Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901–1999) was a prolific composer whose remarkable guitar concerto, the famous 'Concierto de Aranjuez', brought Spanish music to the attention of a wide...continue...

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Piano Music Vol 2 / Pizzaro

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Danza de la Amapola for Piano; El álbum de Cecilia, for piano ("6 piezas para manos pequeñas"); Danzas (3) de España for piano; Sonatas de Castilla (5) con toccat...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

"Pizarro's playing is certainly second to none, combining clarity with warmth and being unfailingly rhythmically alert. The music in itself also has much to offer...continue...

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Piano Music / Pizzaro

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: A l'ombre de Torre Bermeja; Pieces (4) for piano; Pastoral for piano; Preludio de añoranza, for piano; Berceuses (2) for piano; Bagatela for piano; Estampas (4) andaluzas, ...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

"Rodrigo's music is full of contrasts. He is very much at home in intimate, poetic miniatures. Where pieces are technically easy, they are musically challenging....continue...