Concierto madrigal

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The Concierto madrigal is a double concert for two guitars and orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo . It was composed in 1966 and has a duration of about 30 minutes.

Work history

The work was commissioned by the guitarist couple Alexandre Lagoya and Ida Presti . However, Presti died in 1967 before the premiere. Angel and Pepe Romero took over in their place . It premiered on July 30, 1967 or 1970 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The two guitarists were accompanied by the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos . This and the following performances were enthusiastically received in America.

In Spain, the Concierto madrigal was first performed on November 16, 1972 in the Madrid Teatro Real . The solo parts were again done by Angel and Pepe Romero. Moshe Atzmon headed the Orquesta Nacional de España .

layout

The title of the work can be traced back to the anonymous Renaissance madrigal “Felices ojos mios” (“My happy eyes”), which is processed here in the form of sets of variations. Its main melody appears for the first time in the second movement in the flute after the introductory fanfare. The short sentences are mostly in the form of a Spanish song or dance. Formally, the Concierto madrigal is therefore more like an orchestral suite than a classic three-movement instrumental concerto , although the typical juxtaposition of soloists and tutti is retained.

Sentence names

The ten sentences have the following names:

  1. Fanfare: Allegro marziale
    introduction
  2. Madrigal: Andante nostalgico
    Presentation of the madrigal theme in the flute, accompanied by the two guitars
  3. Entrada: Allegro vivace
    ballet movement
  4. “Pastorcico tú que vienes, pastorcico tú que vas”: Allegro vivace
    Villancico in the form of a “conversation” between the guitars, the trumpet and the woodwinds
  5. Girardilla: Presto
    virtuoso Andalusian dance
  6. Pastoral: Allegretto
    example of the composer's “graceful” style, bell-like sounds, interrupted by the introduction of the fanfare
  7. Fandango: Molto ritmico
    reverence to the music of the 18th century and the Spanish composer Antonio Soler
  8. Arietta: Andante nostalgico is
    the concierto's most extensive movement . The madrigal theme appears in triplet time over a “hypnotic” accompaniment
  9. Zapateado: Allegro vivace
    energetic Spanish dance
  10. Caccia a la Espagñola: Allegro vivace
    Spanish hunting with a quote from Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez before the final recapitulation of the madrigal theme

Orchestral line-up

In addition to the two solo guitars, a flute , an oboe , a clarinet , a bassoon , a horn , a trumpet and a string ensemble play in the orchestra .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d work information on joaquin-rodrigo.com , accessed on August 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d Enrique Martínez Miura, Peter Noelke: Supplement to CD Rodrigo: Concierto Madrigal / Concierto para una Fiesta (Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 5). Naxos 8.555842.
  3. ↑ a b work information on schott-music.com , accessed on August 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Supplement to CD Joaquín Rodrigo - Conciertos - Works for Guitar Solo - Pepe Romero, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 432 581-2, p. 15.
  5. ↑ Concierto madrigal for 2 guitars &… work information from Allmusic , accessed on August 14, 2017.