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New Recording and Book Highlight the Musical Works and Writings of Joaquín Rodrigo

Feb. 17, 2022

Under the direction of Juanjo Mena, the Spanish National Orchestra recently released a two-disc collection titled "Obras concertantes" featuring music by Joaquín Rodrigo for solo instruments and orchestra. The recording was released to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the composer’s birth. It encompasses over four decades of Rodrigo’s compositional activity, from the early Tríptic de Mossèn Cinto, a song cycle composed in 1935, to the late Concierto como un divertimento for cello and orchestra, written in 1981. The disc features the cellist Asier Polo (Concierto como un divertimento and Concierto in modo galante), Laura Salcedo, Principal Second Violin of the Spanish National Orchestra (Concierto de estío), the French harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet (Concierto serenata, Sones en La Giralda) and the soprano Raquel Lojendio (Tríptic de Mossèn Cinto).


("Siciliana" from Concierto de estío para violín y orquesta)

"Obras concertantes" is available for purchase or download here.  

Also of note, a book titled "Joaquín Rodrigo: Writings on Music", was recently published by Routledge. In addition to his many musical compositions, Rodrigo was a prolific and insightful writer, publishing many critical reviews and articles throughout his life. With translations by Raymond Calcraft and Elizabeth Matthews, this volume makes Rodrigo's writings available to English-speaking readers throughout the world. Learn more and purchase "Joaquín Rodrigo: Writings on Music" here.



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

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