Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
March 11, 2010
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RODRIGO, JOAQUIN
    • PERFORMER
      John [Guitar], Williams
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 11, 2010
    • UPC
      074644816822
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SONY48168
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Ensemble: members Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Ensemble: members Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    3. III. Allegro gentile

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Ensemble: members Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    4. I. Villano y ricercare: Adagietto - Andante moderato

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Charles Groves

    5. II. Espanoleta y fanfare de la Caballeria de Napoles: Adagio - Allegretto

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Charles Groves

    6. III. Danza de las haches: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Charles Groves

    7. IV. Canario: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: Charles Groves

    8. I. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Mauro Giuliani

      Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: John Christopher Williams

    9. II. Andantino siciliano

      Composer: Mauro Giuliani

      Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: John Christopher Williams

    10. III. Alla polacca

      Composer: Mauro Giuliani

      Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: John Christopher Williams

    11. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: John Christopher Williams

    12. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: John Christopher Williams

    13. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Performer: John Christopher Williams

      Conductor: John Christopher Williams


The Rodrigo concerto (double woodwind, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and strings) needs real virtuoso playing—it is one of those works which are harder than they sound—but is most skilfully written. The cheerful first movement, starting up with typical Iberian belatedness from apparently idle introductory strumming, may make the most immediate effect, but undoubtedly the finest part of the work is the introspective Adagio, which shows that in the right hands even such seemingly cliché-bound elements as melancholy cor anglais solos and quasi-flamenco fiorilure can still be moving. Williams's reading differs somewhat from Bream's (which I still think superb): he takes the first movement a thought slower and just misses Bream's élan, but gives the finale actually more bite: he plays the slow movement sensitively, less dramatically and more dreamily than Bream (and incidentally changes the notes of the final arpeggio). It is a throughly musical performance, a worthy rival to that by his distinguished fellow-countryman.

-- Gramophone [7/1966, reviewing Concierto de Aranjuez on LP]