Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concerto de Aranjuez" may be the most popular guitar concerto of all time. Even if you don't think you know it, there's a good chance you've at least heard some of it. In today's show, hear guitarist Chaconne Klaverenga play Rodrigo's concerto with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto serenata Movement 1 Estudiantina
Nancy Allen, harp; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
Rodrigo: Concertos and Orchestral Works
EMI 67435
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzona per Sonare Nos. 2, 1, & 4
Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet
Classic Chamber Concerts, Sugden Theatre, Naples, FL
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Chaconne Klaverenga, guitar; Boulder Chamber Orchestra; Bahman Saless, conductor
Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Broomfield Auditorium, Broomfield, CO
Leos Janacek: Pohadka for cello and piano
Jonah Ellsworth, cello; Heng-Jin Park, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Hour 2
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3: Movement 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Mahler Symphony No. 3
Sony 44553
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049
Carol Wincenc, flute; Robert Langevin, flute; Danbi Um, violin; Daniel Phillips, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Joseph Conyers, double bass
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & U of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Pieces de Clavecin from Suite No. 1 in D Minor
James Kennerley, harpsichord
Baruch Performing Arts Center, Baruch Performing Arts Center - Engelman Recital Hall, New York, NY
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3: Movement 6
Grand Teton Music Festival Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
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