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Joaquín Rodrigo's Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios Performed in Finland

Nov. 22, 2022

Soprano Johanna Rusanen, and the Saimaa Sinfonietta in collaboration with St. Michel Strings, led by Taavi Oramo, performed Joaquín Rodrigo's stunning song cycle, Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios in Finland at Lappeenranta Hall on November 17 and Martti Talvela Hall on November 18.

Inspired by 16th-century Spanish songs, the Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios are among Rodrigo's best-loved vocal works. Each song was dedicated to a different soprano and the entire cycle displays a tremendous diversity of styles and moods, from the introspective "¿Con qué la lavaré? to the ebullient "De los álamos vengo, madre". Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios was initially composed for voice and piano and orchestrated the following year.


(Victoria de los Angles and Gerald Moorre perform "De los álamos vengo, madre" from Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios)

Beautifully constructed new editions of Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios in versions for high voice and orchestra, medium voice and orchestra, high voice and piano, medium voice and piano and voice and guitar are availble from Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo. Singers will also want to explore other song collections in Joaquín Rodrigo's vast oeuvre which includes a number of masterpieces for singers, including the following works for soprano and orchestra:

Rosaliana, Triptic de Mossèn Cinto, Romance Del Comendador De Ocaña, Cantos De Amor Y De Guerra, and Serranilla and Cántico De La Esposa, 


Ana María Martínez and Orquesta Real Philarmonía de Galicis led by Antoni Ros Marbá perform Cántico De La Esposa.

as well as Quatre Cançons En Llengua Catalana for voice and orchestra, and Ausencias De Dulcinea for bass or baritone, four sopranos, and orchestra. 


The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, led by Raymond Calcraft, and soloists Gerard Quinn, Alison Smart,
Natalie Clifton-Griffith, Nicki Kennedy, and Sinéad Pratschke, soprano perform Ausencias De Dulcinea.

Reductions of these works for voice(s) and piano are also available from Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo making them an outstanding choice for recital programs.

To learn more about Joaquín Rodrigo, visit joaquin-rodrigo.com and schott-music.com. 

Joaquín Rodrigo
Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios
for soprano and orchestra
8'

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