Rodrigo por Cañizares

CD  Rodrigo por Cañizares
Guitarist: Juan Manuel Cañizares
 
This album, tenth in the series por Cañizares , is dedicated to Joaquín Rodrigo (Sagunto, 1901 – Madrid, 1999), who, nearly thirty years ago, opened my eyes to symphonic music with his immortal Concierto de Aranjuez.
 
I chose the opening piece carefully, Aranjuez, ma pensée, a composition based on the composer of Concierto de Aranjuez’ famous Adagio. For this special occasion, I added some tremolo effects to the melody in the arrangements, to recreate a version closer to the orchestral work.
 
The second track, Preludio al atardecer , is an unpublished work by Rodrigo, composed in 1926 and discovered by Mr Javier Suárez Pajares in 2018. Thanks to the generous permission of Doña Cecilia Rodrigo, daughter of composer, I have had the honour and privilege of interpreting it for the first time in history. The score welcomes the guitarist with a beautiful metaphor: ‘ At dusk, a guitar sighs, there … almost in the Alhambra’ ; and indeed, the piece is full of Andalusian flavour and, in some passages, of a marked flamenco imprint.
  
Cuatro Estampas Andaluzas ,  Cuatro Piezas para Piano ,  Tres Danzas  y  Cinco Piezas del Siglo XVI  were composed by Master Rodrigo for piano, the instrument that he played most proficiently: I have transcribed them for guitar and included them in this album as a tribute to him at the 20th anniversary of his death.
 
This album is a heartfelt tribute to him and his wonderful music, with my gratitude. 
 
Juan Manuel Cañizares
 
Content:
Aranjuez ma pensée &
Preludio al Atardecer (obra inédita de Rodrigo)

1. Aranjuez ma pensée (Extracto del Adagio del Concierto de Aranjuez) (1988) 【6:43】
2. Preludio al Atardecer (Obra inédita de Joaquín Rodrigo) (1926) 【4:30】
3. Danza de la Amapola (1972) 【1:57】

 
Cuatro Estampas Andaluzas (1946/52)

4. El Vendedor de Chanquetes 【2:12】
5. Crepúsculo sobre el Guadalquivir 【4:09】
6. Seguidillas del Diablo 【4:29】
7. Barquitos de Cádiz 【5:14】

 
Cuatro Piezas (1938)

8. Caleseras – Homenaje a Chueca 【2:01】
9. Fandango del Ventorrillo 【1:34】
10. Plegaria de la Infanta de Castilla 【5:48】
11. Danza Valenciana 【2:51】

 
Tres Danzas de España (1941)

12. Rústica 【1:37】
13. Danza de Tres Doncellas 【1:53】
14. Serrana 【1:45】

 
Cinco Piezas del Siglo XVI (1938)

15. Diferencias sobre el Canto del Caballero (Antonio de Cabezón) 【3:17】
16. Pavana (Luis de Milán – I, Allegretto) 【2:55】
17. Pavana (Luis de Milán – II, Allegro Moderato)【1:44】
18. Pavana (Enriquez de Valderrábano) 【4:02】
19. Fantasía que Contrahace la Harpa de Ludovico (Alonso Mudarra) 【1:51】