Valdes, Maximiano > Guitar

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: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 5

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-03-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto para una fiesta for Guitar; Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars
Performers: Clerch, Joaquin; Gallen, Ricardo
Conductors: Valdes, Maximiano
Ensemble: Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra

Rodrigo's concerto for two guitars and orchestra, the 'Concierto Madrigal', is a suite of movements bound by themes from the Renaissance madrigal, 'O felici occhi...continue...

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto andaluz for 4 Guitars and Orchestra
Performers: Gallen, Ricardo
Conductors: Valdes, Maximiano
Ensemble: EntreQuatre Guitar Quartet; Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra

"Ricardo Gallen, a guitarist who has impressed me in past releases, has ample technique and poise to navigate the difficulties of the solo Rodrigo concertos....continue...