RODRIGO, J.: Shadows and Light - Rodrigo at 90 (Documentary, 1993) / Concierto de Aranjuez
Composer: Rodrigo, Joaquin
Shadows and Light - Rodrigo at 90
Television Director: Weinstein, Larry
Composer: Rodrigo, Joaquin
Concierto de Aranjuez
Romero, Pepe
Conductor: Marriner, Neville
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Actor:
Romero, Pepe
Year of Production: 2015
Playing Time: 01:37:12
Catalogue Number: EuroArts6111
UPC: 880242611185
Rodrigo at 90 is an intimate portrait of Spain's best known composer of the 20th century. At the age of ninety, he has lived a life filled with as tragedy as joy, and his belief in demons rivals his belief in God - but his art has maintained an outlook which is as sunny as the land whence it comes.
The legendary Concierto de Aranjuez has never been performed with such sensuality and profundity as by guitarist Pepe Romero and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. Romero's interpretation is influenced by Rodrigo's recounting of the true story behind this masterpiece: the sadness of the loss of an unborn child mixed with joyous earlier memories of his honeymoon in Aranjuez.
