Rodrigo: Concierto Madrigal
Naxos · 8.555842 · 2003
Rodrigo’s concerto for two guitars and orchestra, the Concierto Madrigal, is a suite of movements bound by themes from the Renaissance madrigal ‘O felici occhi miei’ (O happy eyes of mine). Rodrigo took as his inspiration the poetic atmosphere of each episode, some of which are more archaic in character, others more closely related to folk-music. Rodrigo’s Concierto para una fiesta is classical in form, its themes described by the composer as ‘very Valencian’. Despite being his last concerto, the composer’s affinity to the guitar remains very much in evidence. Ricardo Gallén and Joaquín Clerch, guitars · Asturias Symphony Orchestra · Maximiano Valdés, conductor.