Rodrigo - Concerto De Aranjuez [Bream/ Gardiner-The Monteverdi Orchestra]
Here's Rodrigo's most famous work again, i never tire of this piece, it's gives me such a sunny feeling, and sounds so Spanish.
The Englishman Julian Bream is one of the greatest Classical Guitarist ever, having done so much to put many guitar works on the map, he is now retired from performing.
It seems that John Eliot Gardiner is out of place Conducting this work, and The Monteverdi Orchestra?, more used to playing Baroque on period instruments maybe, but the Bream / Gardiner partnership works well.
Well, what can i say?, i love that central Adagio, the Cor Anglais opens with that endearing melody [0:07-0:39], and the Guitar weaves its magic by taking up the tune [0:40-1:12], and in a touching dialogue between the two, a real sense of memory is created, the melody never leaves you, its one of those things you're glad that's stuck in your brain, Guitar and Orchestra explore all sorts of permutations of the tune, this recording was made in the seventies, but sounds digital, a wonderful experience.
Here's Bream playing this lovely adagio on YouTube, with Charles Groves conducting.
