Rodrigo: Chamber Music with Violin

Featuring

Eva León
Olga Vinokur
Virginia Luque
Joaquín Rodrigo

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Rodrigo and other leading Spanish composers of the 20th century largely ignored atonal approaches, favoring melodic lyricism, tonal harmony, and impressionistic or romantic philosophies.

Performer Biography

Virginia Luque, the guitarist on this album, was invited by legendary Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia to study privately with him after he heard her play.

Composer Biography

Joaquín Rodrigo, the composer, was blind from the age of three and experienced significant hardship, poverty, and displacement in the first half of his life.

Cultural Impact

Joaquín Rodrigo is internationally known for his Concierto de Aranjuez, which is considered one of the most celebrated guitar works of the 20th century.

Critical Reception

For decades, awareness of Rodrigo's music was distorted, viewed almost entirely through the prism of his Concierto de Aranjuez, overshadowing his other works.

Performer Biography

Eva León, the violinist on this album, is from the Canary Islands and has won major Spanish and international violin competitions, including the Michelangelo Abbado International Violin Competition.