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: Que buen caminito from Dos Pequenas Fantasias
Scott Tennant, guitar
Rodrigo: Complete Guitar Works Vol. 2
GHA 126044
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Chaconne Klaverenga, guitar; Boulder Chamber Orchestra; Bahman Saless, conductor
Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Broomfield Auditorium, Broomfield, CO
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Beatrice "Bee" Newman from Kapaa, Hawaii
Hugh Martin (arr. Peter Mansfield): Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Imagine Christmas
Sono Luminous DSL-92216
Ola Gjeilo: Days of Beauty
Ola Gjeilo, piano; The Choir of Royal Holloway; Rupert Gough, conductor
Winter Songs
Decca 4816326
Traditional Native American (arr. Joseph Jennings): Huron Carol
Tim Keeler, countertenor; Chanticleer; William Fred Scott, conductor
Sacred Music in a Sacred Space, Church of St Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, No. 3 & Mazurka in B-Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 1
Richard Goode, piano
Richard Goode: Chopin
Nonesuch 79452
Traditional (arr. Stephen Paulus): How Far Is It to Bethlehem
Katie Gneiting and Noah Johnson, voice; Camille Decker, piano; Ellie Evans, violin; Utah State University Chamber Singers; Dr. Cory Evans, conductor
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Hyde Park, UT
Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi (arr. Caleb Nei): Christmas Time is Here
Caleb Nei, Piano
Imagine Christmas
Sono Luminous DSL-92216
Gloria Shayne and Noel Regney: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Cally Banham, English horn; Cortango
Cor Christmas
SELF PROD 452
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456, "Paradis"
Richard Goode, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andrew Manze, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger
Los Romeros
Christmas With Los Romeros
DG 17474
Ola Gjeilo: The Rose II
Ola Gjeilo, Piano; 12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor
Winter Songs
Decca 4816326
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