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Brilliant Classics

Rodrigo: Complete Music for Solo Guitar

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Details

Composer
Joaquin Rodrigo
Artist
Giulio Tampalini
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 16, 2026
Catalog #
BRI96624
UPC
5063758966245

About

Preludes, dances, nocturnes and vibrant miniatures for guitar from the composer of the Concierto de Aranjuez. In the modern era, no single work embodies Spain in music more than the Concierto de Aranjuez, as Miles Davis effectively acknowledged by making his own version of it the centrepiece of his iconic Sketches of Spain album. However, Rodrigo wrote a good deal more for guitar than this ever-popular concerto. There are four more concertos, and over 20 solo works. The solo works span the entire breadth of his long career, from the Zarabanda lejana of 1926 to Dos pequenÞas fantasias (Two Little Fantasies of 1987. Rodrigo always drew on history and heritage rather than rejecting them, and many of these pieces take their inspiration from the lute and vihuela compositions of the Spanish renaissance. There is often a self-consciously antique flavour to both the gestures and harmonies. Yet many other pieces belong unmistakably to their time - such as the gripping and virtuosic Toccata of 1933, which remained hidden among the papers of the guitarist Regino Sainz de la Maza until 1997, when it was performed for the first time. Rodrigo's period of high maturity as a composer fell in the 50s and 60s, and from this period date the high points of his solo-guitar catalogue, such as the Tres piezas españolas, dedicated to Segovia, the haunting Junto al Generalife, the complex Triptico, and most of all the Invocacion y danza (homenaje a Manuel de Falla), which rapidly became a repertoire piece for guitarists after Rodrigo wrote it in 1961 for a composition competition organised by French radio. The Italian guitarist Giulio Tampalini has made several acclaimed albums for Brilliant Classics, such as a collection of the complete guitar music by Respighi and Mozzani. 'If you have ever had even the slightest inclination towards the guitar, you have to hear this this album. It is simply breathtaking. This is a guitar album for the ages, and I hope that Tampalini and Brilliant Classics will see fit to give us more.' (Fanfare, September 2017)

Tracklist 35 tracks

  1. 1 Tiento antiguo 03:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tiento antiguo
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  2. 2 No. 1. Fandango 04:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Fandango
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  3. 3 No. 2. Passacaglia 05:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Passacaglia
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  4. 4 No. 3. Zapateado 03:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Zapateado
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  5. 5 En los Trigales (In the Wheatfields) 03:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    En los Trigales (In the Wheatfields)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  6. 6 Junto al Generalife 04:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Junto al Generalife
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  7. 7 I. Allegro moderato 03:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  8. 8 II. Andante moderato 03:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  9. 9 III. Allegro 02:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  10. 10 Entre olivares 05:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Entre olivares
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  11. 11 Pastoral (version for guitar) 01:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Pastoral (version for guitar)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  12. 12 I. Allegro 05:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  13. 13 II. Andantino 03:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  14. 14 III. Allegro 05:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  15. 15 Toccata 06:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  16. 16 Un tiempo fue Itálica famosa 07:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    Un tiempo fue Itálica famosa
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  17. 17 No. 1. Adagio 03:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Adagio
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  18. 18 No. 2. Allegro 03:44
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  19. 19 En tierras de Jerez 04:18
    Track
    19
    Title
    En tierras de Jerez
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  20. 20 I. Allegro assai 02:48
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  21. 21 II. Adagio 03:16
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  22. 22 III. Allegro moderato - IV. Tiempo de bolero 02:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato - IV. Tiempo de bolero
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  23. 23 Pájaros de primavera 03:46
    Track
    23
    Title
    Pájaros de primavera
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  24. 24 I. Prélude 03:27
    Track
    24
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  25. 25 II. Nocturne 04:05
    Track
    25
    Title
    II. Nocturne
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  26. 26 III. Scherzino 02:30
    Track
    26
    Title
    III. Scherzino
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  27. 27 Invocación y danza 08:17
    Track
    27
    Title
    Invocación y danza
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  28. 28 Bajando de la Meseta 05:42
    Track
    28
    Title
    Bajando de la Meseta
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  29. 29 No. 1. Ya se van los pastores 02:06
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 1. Ya se van los pastores
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  30. 30 No. 2. Por caminos de Santiago 03:25
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 2. Por caminos de Santiago
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  31. 31 No. 3. Pequeña sevillana 03:50
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 3. Pequeña sevillana
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  32. 32 Preludio al Atardecer 04:10
    Track
    32
    Title
    Preludio al Atardecer
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  33. 33 No. 1. ¡Qué buen caminito! 04:28
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 1. ¡Qué buen caminito!
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  34. 34 No. 2. Ecos de Sefarad 04:12
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 2. Ecos de Sefarad
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini
  35. 35 Zarabanda lejana 04:22
    Track
    35
    Title
    Zarabanda lejana
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Joaquín Rodrigo
    Performer
    Giulio Tampalini