| Uniform title | Works. Selections. English |
| Contents |
Joaquín Rodrigo: 1901-1999 / Raymond Calcraft -- On the history of music. The history of our music -- The vihuela and vihuelists in the 16th century -- Spain and Western music in the 16th century -- Letters to 'Amaryllis' -- The guitar, inspiration of Spanish music -- The trajectory of the guitar -- The essential nature of the zarzuela -- The zarzuela and its problems, again -- Musical impressionism in France: Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, Maurice Ravel -- Contemporary music and my music -- Taught technique and unlearned inspiration -- Faith -- Concerning the creation of music -- On major composers. Antonio de Cabezón, organist to Philip II -- On the 300th anniversary of the death of Claudio Monteverdi -- The bicentenary of Johann Sebastian Bach -- A Mozart anniversary -- Something unique to Mozart -- Beethoven, 'the Spaniard' -- Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony -- Beethoven's enigmatic friend -- Carl Maria von Weber's Oberon -- Felix Mendelssohn's The First Walpurgis Night -- Hector Berlioz -- The 'Bruckner problem' -- Johannes Brahms's Symphony no. 3 in F -- On the 50th anniversary of the death of Verdi -- Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem -- The centenary of the birth of Edvard Grieg -- Women in the work of Puccini, and his Turandot -- Richard Strauss's An Alpine Symphony -- Paul Dukas -- Paul Dukas, on the centenary of his birth -- Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto -- A Ravel festival -- Manuel de Falla -- Meeting Manuel de Falla -- Memories of and thoughts on Manuel de Falla -- Igor Stravinsky's Orpheus -- Memories of Heitor Villa-Lobos -- Luigi Dallapiccola -- On his contemporaries. Monsignor Higinio Anglés (1888-1969) -- Eduardo López-Chavarri (1871-1970) -- Richard Viñes (1875-1943) -- Richard Viñes, pioneer of modern music -- Recollections of Pablo Casals (1876-1973) -- Emilio Pujol (1886-1980) -- Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) -- A farewell to Andrés Segovia (1893-1987) -- My friendship with Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896-1981) -- Memories of Sainz de la Maza -- On his own music. Adagio para orquesta de instrumentos de viento -- A la busca del más allá -- A l'ombre de Torre Bermeja -- Atardecer -- Ausencias de Dulcinea -- Cántico de San Francisco de Asís -- Cantos de amor y de guerra -- Capriccio -- Con Antonio Machado -- Concerto in modo galante -- Concierto como un divertimento -- Concierto de Aranjuez -- Concierto de estío -- Concierto heroico -- Concierto madrigal -- Concierto para una fiesta -- Concierto pastoral -- Concierto serenata -- Rodrigo's piano music, discussed by the composer -- Cuatro danzas de España -- Cuatro madrigales amatorios -- Deux berceuses -- Dos canciones sefardíes del siglo -- El hijo fingido -- Elogio de la guitarra -- Fantasía para un gentilhombre -- Himnos de los neófitos de Qumrán -- Homenaje a 'La Tempranica' -- Invocación y danza -- Junto al Generalife -- Música para un códice salmantino -- Música para un jardín -- Pavana real -- Per la flor del lliri blau -- Preludio al gallo mañanero -- Sonatas de Castilla -- Zarabanda lejana y villancico -- Joaquín Rodrigo: literature and music / Raymond Calcraft. |
| Abstract |
Joaquín Rodrigo, Spain's leading composer of the second half of the twentieth century, was also a writer of considerable distinction. In addition to his 170 compositions in almost every musical form, including the world-famous Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, he published articles and critical reviews throughout his working life. This volume makes available Rodrigo's writings to English-speaking readers throughout the world. The generous selection reveals an outstanding critical mind, equally illuminating on the main developments in the history of classical music and its most important composers, from Bach and Mozart to Verdi and Puccini, as well as Rodrigo's contemporaries. Rodrigo's writings also cover many aspects of the culture and music of Spain and the country's major composers, as well as being an invaluable guide to an understanding and appreciation of Rodrigo's own works. The composer's style of writing is extremely varied, by turns incisive, eloquent, poetic, or delightfully humorous. Given the worldwide fame and popularity of his music, the availability in English of a large number of the composer's many articles and critical reviews will be of the greatest interest to musicians, scholars, music critics, and music-lovers alike. |
| General note | Translated from the Spanish. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781032030036 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1032030038 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
