Rodrigo - Fantasia para un Gentilhombre - Part 3/4

Fantasia para un Gentilhombre

1. Villano y Ricercare (Adagietto - Andante moderato)
2. Españoleta y Fanfare de la Caballería de Nápoles (Adagio - Allegretto molto ritmico)
3. Danza de las Hachas (Allegro con brio)
4. Canario (Allegro ma non troppo)

Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Performers: Dale Kavanagh (guitar) & Arad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Horst-Hans Backer

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• Rodrigo
• Fantasia
• para
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• Gentilhombre

[ElCid48]

@TheGeorgeByron

I believe it was inspired from traditional Spanish music. That's why it sounds ancient. Just like Ottolino Respiggi did with his compositions.

[TheGeorgeByron]

I love this piece of music. It sounds so medievil to say it was written in 1954... marvellously uplifting.

[ElCid48]

@ObscureAuteur

Thank you for your input!

[ObscureAuteur]

@ElCid48 (continuing) Rodrigo expanded on Sanz's themes to produce a work lasting more than 20 minutes.

Rodrigo composed the concerto in 1954 at the request of guitarist Andrés Segovia, who evidently was the gentilhombre referenced in the title." I not sure I would call the middle baroque period "ancient" but it has been a while. Its"Ottorino Respighi". (look it up using in another browser tab before posting, it's so easy).

[ObscureAuteur]

@ElCid48 In this day an age there is no reason to "believe", just look it up on Wikipedia : "The four movements were based on six short dances for solo guitar by the 17th century Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710), taken from a three-volume work (1674, 1675, 1697) now commonly known as Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española (Musical Instruction on the Spanish Guitar) (Donis 2005:75). Most of the movements retain the names that Sanz originally gave them.

[annaDL1969]

@TheGeorgeByron this piece is derived by Las Hachas bye Gaspar Sanz (1674)

[sarahfiddle]

is based in Gaspar Sanz music. Remember Regino Sanz de la Maza, Rodrigo's teacher

[masterofmetallica09]

@TheGeorgeByron It's actually a composition based on a composition by Gaspar Sanz, who was a Baroque composer. Rodrigo did this for Andres Segovia, who is the 'gentilhombe' in the title ;)

[Dev22100]

I'll never forget the first time i heard this, it was on the radio on the way to school one morning, ill never forget it because we hit a kid with the car on the way lol

[risterion]

Sangre y sueños españoles.