Giulio Tampalini - Rodrigo: Complete Music for Solo Guitar (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Tiento Antiguo
02. 3 Piezas Españolas: I. Fandango
03. 3 Piezas Españolas: II. Passacaglia
04. 3 Piezas Españolas: III. Zapateado
05. En los Trigales
06. Junto al Generalife
07. Sonata Giocosa: I. Allegro Moderato
08. Sonata Giocosa: II. Andante Moderato
09. Sonata Giocosa: III. Allegro
10. Entre Olivares
11. Pastoral
12. Elogio de la Guitarra: I. Allegro
13. Elogio de la Guitarra: II. Andantino
14. Elogio de la Guitarra: III. Allegro
15. Toccata
16. Un Tiempo Fue Itálica Famosa
17. 2 Preludios: I. Adagio
18. 2 Preludios: II. Allegro
19. En Tierras de Jerez
20. Sonata a la Española: I. Allegro Assai
21. Sonata a la Española: II. Adagio
22. Sonata a la Española: Allegro Moderato - Tiempo de Bolero
23. Pájaros de Primavera
24. Tríptico: I. Prélude
25. Tríptico: II. Nocturne
26. Tríptico: III. Scherzino
27. Invocación y Danza
28. Bajando de la Meseta
29. 3 Pequeñas Piezas: I. Ya Sen Van los Pastores
30. 3 Pequeñas Piezas: II. Por Caminos de Santiago
31. 3 Pequeñas Piezas: III. Pequeña Sevillana
32. Preludio al Atardecer
33. 2 Pequeñas Fantasias: I. ¡Qué Buen Caminito!
34. 2 Pequeñas Fantasias: II. Ecos de Sefarad
35. Zarabanda Lejana

Preludes, dances, nocturnes and vibrant miniatures for guitar from the composer of the Concierto de Aranjuez.
In the modern era, no single work embodies Spain in music more than the Concierto de Aranjuez, as Miles Davis effectively acknowledged by making his own version of it the centrepiece of his iconic Sketches of Spain album. However, Rodrigo wrote a good deal more for guitar than this ever-popular concerto. There are four more concertos, and over 20 solo works. The solo works span the entire breadth of his long career, from the Zarabanda lejana of 1926 to Dos pequenÞas fantasias (Two Little Fantasies of 1987.
Rodrigo always drew on history and heritage rather than rejecting them, and many of these pieces take their inspiration from the lute and vihuela compositions of the Spanish renaissance. There is often a self-consciously antique flavour to both the gestures and harmonies. Yet many other pieces belong unmistakably to their time – such as the gripping and virtuosic Toccata of 1933, which remained hidden among the papers of the guitarist Regino Sainz de la Maza until 1997, when it was performed for the first time.
Rodrigo’s period of high maturity as a composer fell in the 50s and 60s, and from this period date the high points of his solo-guitar catalogue, such as the Tres piezas españolas, dedicated to Segovia, the haunting Junto al Generalife, the complex Triptico, and most of all the Invocación y danza (homenaje a Manuel de Falla), which rapidly became a repertoire piece for guitarists after Rodrigo wrote it in 1961 for a composition competition organised by French radio.
The Italian guitarist Giulio Tampalini has made several acclaimed albums for Brilliant Classics, such as a collection of the complete guitar music by Respighi and Mozzani.

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