Manuel de Falla's 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' was initially met with less enthusiastic audience response at its 1916 premiere, partly due to its pianissimo ending.
Compositional Technique
Joaquín Rodrigo balanced the guitar, a quiet solo instrument, against a symphony orchestra by only using it with small groups of quieter instruments.
Performer Biography
The guitarist Artyom Dervoed, born in Russia in 1982, has won numerous international competitions and is praised for his virtuosity, with one luthier describing him as 'solid T.N.T.'
Performer Biography
Artur Rubinstein, a renowned pianist, helped popularize Manuel de Falla's 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' in the Western Hemisphere, including its South American premiere in Buenos Aires.
Composition History
Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez describes the gardens of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, the spring residence of Spanish kings, which embodied a treasured historical epoch for him.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joaquín Rodrigo developed a personal style that combined neoclassicism with Spanish folklore, influenced by Manuel de Falla and Paul Dukas.
Composer Biography
Joaquín Rodrigo, a Spanish composer, became blind at age three due to diphtheria.
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