Naxos continues its series of two-CD Portrait: His Works, His Life collection, which includes composers such as Bartók, Shostakovich, John Tavener, and Arvo Pärt, with Joaquín Rodrigo. The set includes an 80-page book detailing Rodrigo's life, by Graham Wade, the composer's primary English biographer. The selection of pieces makes this an ...
If the name of Flemish composer Arthur de Greef means anything at all to anyone living, it may have some resonance among collectors of vintage classical recordings, as he was the first pianist to record the Grieg Concerto in A minor complete and made recordings in support of violinist Isolde Menges. De Greef was a student of Franz Liszt and an ...
The piano music of Joaquín Rodrigo is rarely heard and practically unknown compared to his guitar works. This disc by Artur Pizarro should help rectify the oversight. None of the works here are as substantial as Rodrigo's concertos, but the colorings and expressions are just as rich as in those larger works. Many of these are indebted in some way ...
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