Rodrigo's 'Preludio al gallo mañanero' (Prelude of the Dawn Cockerel) was intended to be a caustic imitation of a cockerel, contrasting with the 'soft and poetic' impressionistic preludes of the early 20th century.
Compositional Technique
In Rodrigo's 'Preludio al gallo mañanero', the right hand plays on the white keys and the left hand on the black keys, creating a 'bitonality' or double tonality.
Performer Biography
Artur Pizarro, the pianist on this recording, won the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990 and performs regularly with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide.
Composer Biography
Joaquín Rodrigo, the composer, lost his sight completely within a few years after an outbreak of diphtheria in 1905, when he was four years old.
Composition History
Rodrigo performed his own piano pieces at a ceremony in 1928 where Manuel de Falla, a master of early 20th-century French music, received the National Legion of Honour.
Composer Biography
Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez became internationally famous and is considered one of the most popular classical works of the 20th century.
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