Hovhaness's Symphony No. 2, Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, and Sibelius's Symphony No. 5 This week on The Phoenix Symphony broadcast, special guest Pablo Sainz Villegas joins us on guitar for ...
In his Concierto de Aranjuez, Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo tried to evoke "the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds and the gushing of fountains” in the gardens at the Royal Palace of ...
It’s something of a surprise to learn that not only was Rodrigo not a guitarist himself (the writing is so convincing) but that he was a pupil of Paul Dukas. Not surprisingly, the success of the ...