The passion of Flamenco blends with the elegance of courtly dances in the most popular guitar concerto of all time: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. The work was composed in Paris in 1939 during a ...

If the guitar is at the very heart of rock and pop, the same cannot be said of classical music. Of course, in its earliest forms, there was plenty for a plucked stringed instrument to play. The lute - ...

The passion of Flamenco blends with the elegance of courtly dances in the most popular guitar concerto of all time: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. This album is part of 1000 Years of Classical Music ...

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The loss of his sight heightened Rodrigo’s remaining senses and helped him compose a body of captivating works that made him a Spanish hero. Had it not been for Joaquín Rodrigo, Spain could well have ...