Composer: Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Kaori Muraji
Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
Conductor: Victor Pablo Pérez
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Size: 621 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
01. Allegro con spirito
02. Adagio
03. Allegro gentile
Rodrigo: Sones en la Giralda
Rodrigo: Concierto para una fiesta
01. Allegro deciso
02. Andante calmo
03. Allegro moderato
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
Victor Pablo Pérez
Kaori Muraji (guitar)
Recorded: 2007-07-18
Recording Venue: Palacio de la Opera, A Coruña
Kaori Muraji, a star in her native Japan, performs some of the world’s best-loved guitar music by Rodrigo in this new recording. Muraji formed a close friendship with the composer, who predicted she would become “THE twenty-first-century interpreter” of his music. Their mutual admiration enabled Muraji to deepen the special affinity she felt towards Rodrigo’s music.
Kaori plays Rodrigo’s most famous concerto and one of the most popular classical works, Concierto de Aranjuez, as well as his final concerto, the sparkling Concierto para una fiesta, regarded as one of the most difficult works in the repertoire.
This disc also includes the beautiful work Sones en la Giralda, originally written for the harp. This piece is a virtuosic musical fantasy and celebration of the city of Seville’s exquisite bell tower.