Short bio Joaquin Rodrigo
Full biography Joaquin Rodrigo
Joaquin Rodrigo Vidre (1901-1999) was a prominent Spanish composer known for his contributions to 20th-century classical music. He was born in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain and lost his eyesight at the age of three due to an illness. Despite this challenge, he became one of the most important composers in his country's history. Rodrigo studied music in Valencia and later in Paris, where he took lessons from Paul Dukas.
Rodrigo's compositional style was greatly influenced by Spanish culture, history, and literature, and his works frequently incorporated Spanish themes and musical elements. Among his most famous works is the Concierto de Aranjuez, a concerto for guitar and orchestra that he wrote in 1939. This piece is regarded as one of the most important works in the classical guitar repertoire, and its second movement is particularly famous for its lyrical beauty.
Apart from his significant contribution to guitar repertoire, Rodrigo also wrote music for piano, voice, and orchestra. He was awarded numerous honors in his lifetime, including the Prince of Asturias Award in Arts and the Spanish National Music Prize. He was also bestowed with the title of Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
Interestingly, Rodrigo composed his music in braille and his wife, Victoria Kamhi, transcribed it into printed notation. Many of his compositions reflect his love of Spain and its culture. Rodrigo passed away in Madrid, Spain in 1999, but his music continues to be performed and celebrated worldwide.
Compositions featuring Joaquin Rodrigo
# | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
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1 | Ecos de Sefarad, for guitar | 4:36 min | Chamber Music | 1987 |
2 | Preludio de añoranza, for piano | 3:33 min | Keyboard | 1987 |
3 | Que buen caminito!, for guitar | 4:28 min | Chamber Music | 1987 |
4 | Cançons (7) valencianes, for violin & piano | 17:36 min | Chamber Music | 1982 |
5 | Concierto para una fiesta for guitar & orchestra | 28:29 min | Concerto | 1982 |
6 | Cántico de San Francisco de Asís, for chorus & orchestra | 18:20 min | Choral | 1982 |
7 | Palillos y panderetas, for orchestra | 7:46 min | Orchestral | 1982 |
8 | Serenata al alba del día, for flute (or violin) & guitar | 4:33 min | Chamber Music | 1982 |
9 | Concierto como un divertimento, for cello & orchestra | 26:10 min | Concerto | 1981 |
10 | Un tiempo fue itálica famosa, for guitar | 7:54 min | Chamber Music | 1981 |
11 | Evocaciones (3), for piano | 8:33 min | Keyboard | 1980 |
12 | Líricas castellanas, song cycle for soprano, recorder, cornet & vihuela (or flute, oboe & guitar) | 4:00 min | Vocal Music | 1980 |
13 | Mañana en Triana, for piano (Evocaciones No. 3) | 2:54 min | Keyboard | 1980 |
14 | Noche junto al Guadalquivir, for piano (Evocaciones No. 2) | 5:06 min | Keyboard | 1980 |
15 | Tarde en el parque, for piano (Evocaciones No. 1) | 4:45 min | Keyboard | 1980 |
16 | Preludio y ritornello, for harpsichord | 7:08 min | Keyboard | 1979 |
17 | Concierto pastoral, for flute & orchestra | 25:08 min | Concerto | 1978 |
18 | Triptico, for guitar | 10:22 min | Chamber Music | 1978 |
19 | Preludes (2) for guitar | 4:23 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
20 | Sonatina para dos muñecas, for piano, 4 hands | 7:09 min | Keyboard | 1977 |
21 | A la busca del más allá, symphonic poem for orchestra | 15:03 min | Orchestral | 1976 |
22 | Atardecer, for piano, 4 hands | 6:32 min | Keyboard | 1975 |
23 | Corderito blando, song for voice & piano (Canciónes para cantar a los niños No. 1) | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | 1973 |
24 | Danza de la amapola, for piano | 2:00 min | Keyboard | 1972 |
25 | Pájaros de primavera, for guitar | 4:16 min | Chamber Music | 1972 |
26 | Canción del Duero, song for voice & piano (Con Antonio Machado No. 10) | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | 1971 |
27 | Con Antonio Machado, song cycle for voice & piano | 19:38 min | Vocal Music | 1971 |
28 | Elogio de la guitarra, for guitar | 15:15 min | Chamber Music | 1971 |
29 | Sonata a la española, for guitar | 8:13 min | Chamber Music | 1969 |
30 | Aranjuez, ma pensée, for piano (or guitar) | 5:45 min | Keyboard | 1968 |
31 | Aranjuez, ma pensée, for voice & guitar | 5:34 min | Vocal Music | 1968 |
32 | Cantos de amor y de guerra, song cycle for soprano & orchestra | 13:37 min | Vocal Music | 1968 |
33 | En Aranjuez con tu amor, for voice & piano (or guitar) (after the second movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez) | 4:28 min | Vocal Music | 1968 |
34 | Aranjuez mon amour, song for voice & piano (or guitar) | 4:29 min | Vocal Music | 1967 |
35 | Concierto andaluz, for 4 guitars & orchestra | 24:46 min | Concerto | 1967 |
36 | Adagio for wind orchestra | 10:01 min | Orchestral | 1966 |
37 | Concierto madrigal for 2 guitars & orchestra | 30:42 min | Concerto | 1966 |
38 | Danzas (2) españolas, for orchestra | 9:34 min | Orchestral | 1966 |
39 | Sonata pimpante, for violin & piano | 17:23 min | Chamber Music | 1966 |
40 | Canciónes (4) sefardíes, song collection for voice & piano | 8:58 min | Vocal Music | 1965 |
41 | Himnos de los neófitos de Qumrán, for 3 sopranos, male chorus & orchestra | 19:43 min | Choral | 1965 |
42 | Rosaliana, song cycle for soprano & orchestra (or voice & piano) | 12:41 min | Vocal Music | 1965 |
43 | Sobre el cupey, song for voice & piano | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | 1965 |
44 | Coplillas del Alférez, aria for voice & piano (from the zarzuela El Hijo Fingido) | 3:35 min | Vocal Music | 1963 |
45 | Pequeña sevillana, for guitar (Pequeñas piezas No. 3) | 4:03 min | Chamber Music | 1963 |
46 | Pequeñas piezas (3) for guitar | 9:10 min | Chamber Music | 1963 |
47 | Por caminos de Santiago, for guitar (Pequeñas piezas No. 2) | 3:07 min | Chamber Music | 1963 |
48 | Sones en la giralda (Fantasia sevillana), for harp & chamber orchestra | 8:36 min | Concerto | 1963 |
49 | Ya se van los pastores, for guitar (Pequeñas piezas No. 1) | 2:28 min | Chamber Music | 1963 |
50 | Estudiantina, for street musicians band (2 bandurrias, lutes & guitars) | 3:35 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1962 |
51 | Invocación y danza, for guitar ("Homenaje a Manuel de Falla") | 8:16 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1962 |
52 | Aria Antigua, for flute & piano (or guitar) | 3:05 min | Chamber Music | 1960 |
53 | En tierras de Jerez, for guitar | 4:34 min | Chamber Music | 1960 |
54 | Sonata giocosa, for guitar | 11:06 min | Chamber Music | 1960 |
55 | Impromptu for harp | 4:19 min | Chamber Music | 1959 |
56 | Junto al Generalife, for guitar | 5:16 min | Chamber Music | 1959 |
57 | Poemas (2) de Juan Ramón Jiménez, for voice & piano (or flute) | 6:04 min | Vocal Music | 1959 |
58 | Tonadilla, for 2 guitars | 11:18 min | Chamber Music | 1959 |
59 | Folías canarias (Song from the Canary Islands), for voice & guitar | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | 1958 |
60 | Música para un jardín, for orchestra | 11:47 min | Orchestral | 1957 |
61 | Entre Olivares, for guitar (Por los campos de España No. 2) | 6:05 min | Chamber Music | 1956 |
62 | El hijo fingido, zarzuela | 77:57 min | Opera | 1955 |
63 | Pavana real, ballet for soprano, tenor, guitar & orchestra | 42:14 min | Ballet | 1955 |
64 | Romance de Durandarte, for voice & guitar | 3:42 min | Chamber Music | 1955 |
65 | Ave María, for chorus | 2:21 min | Choral | 1954 |
66 | Bajando de la meseta, for guitar | 6:06 min | Chamber Music | 1954 |
67 | Fandango for guitar (Piezas españolas No. 1) | 3:51 min | Chamber Music | 1954 |
68 | Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra | 20:12 min | Concerto | 1954 |
69 | Passacaglia for guitar (Piezas españolas No. 2) | 5:14 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1954 |
70 | Piezas (3) españolas, for guitar | 11:36 min | Chamber Music | 1954 |
71 | Zapateado for guitar (Piezas españolas No. 3) | 3:06 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1954 |
72 | Música para un códice salmantino, cantata for bass, chorus & orchestra | 11:39 min | Choral | 1953 |
73 | Soleriana, suite for orchestra | 9:05 min | Orchestral | 1953 |
74 | Aire y Donaire, for voice & guitar (Villancicos No. 3) | 1:42 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
75 | Aire y Donaire, for voice & piano (Villancicos No. 3) | 1:41 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
76 | Concierto serenata, for harp & orchestra | 23:21 min | Concerto | 1952 |
77 | Coplillas de Belén, for voice & guitar (Villancicos No. 2) | 1:30 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
78 | Coplillas de Belén, for voice & piano (Villancicos No. 2) | 1:27 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
79 | Duérmete, niño, song for soprano & bass (or baritone) | 3:23 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
80 | La espera, song for soprano & orchestra | 4:43 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
81 | Pastorcito santo, for voice & guitar (Villancicos No. 1) | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
82 | Pastorcito santo, for voice & piano (Villancicos No. 1) | 2:57 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
83 | Retablo de navidad, for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra | 22:57 min | Choral | 1952 |
84 | Villancicos (3), for voice & guitar (from Retablo de Navidad) | 6:35 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
85 | Villancicos (3), for voice & piano (from Retablo de Navidad) | 5:55 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
86 | Adela, song for voice & guitar (Canciónes españolas No. 2) | 2:44 min | Vocal Music | 1951 |
87 | Adela, song for voice & piano (Canciónes españolas No. 9) | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | 1951 |
88 | Canciónes (3) españolas, song collection for voice & guitar | 5:00 min | Vocal Music | 1951 |
89 | Canciónes (12) españolas, song collection for voice & piano | Vocal Music | 1951 | |
90 | De ronda, song for voice & guitar (Canciónes españolas No. 3) | 0:55 min | Vocal Music | 1951 |
91 | En Jerez de la Frontera, for voice & guitar (Canciónes españolas No. 1) | 1:30 min | Vocal Music | 1951 |
92 | Una palomita blanca, song for voice & piano (Canciónes españolas No. 3) | 1:15 min | Vocal Music | 1951 |
93 | Romancillo ("Por Mayo era por Mayo"), song for voice & piano | 3:39 min | Vocal Music | 1950 |
94 | Sonatas de Castilla (5) con toccata a modo pregón, for piano | 25:55 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
95 | Sonatas de Castilla for piano No. 1 in F sharp minor (Allegro moderato) | 4:06 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
96 | Sonatas de Castilla for piano No. 2 in F sharp minor | 5:23 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
97 | Sonatas de Castilla for piano No. 3 in D major | 3:27 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
98 | Sonatas de Castilla for piano No. 4 in B minor ("Sonata como un tiento") | 4:42 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
99 | Sonatas de Castilla for piano No. 5 in A major | 3:33 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
100 | Triste estaba el Rey David, for chorus | 4:13 min | Choral | 1950 |
101 | Concierto en modo galante, for cello & orchestra | 25:53 min | Concerto | 1949 |
102 | A la jota, for piano (El Album de Cecilia No. 2, "Jota de las palomas") | 1:04 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
103 | Ausencias de Dulcinea, for baritone, 4 sopranos & orchestra | 12:44 min | Vocal Music | 1948 |
104 | Borriquillos a Belén, for piano (El Album de Cecilia No. 6) | 1:30 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
105 | Canción del hada morena, for piano (El Album de Cecilia No. 4) | 0:42 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
106 | Canción del hada rubia, for piano (El Album de Cecilia No. 3) | 1:12 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
107 | El negrito Pepo, for piano (El Album de Cecilia No. 5) | 1:49 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
108 | El álbum de Cecilia, for piano ("6 piezas para manos pequeñas") | 7:14 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
109 | María de los Reyes, for piano (El Album de Cecilia No. 1, "Sevillanas") | 0:38 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
110 | Con qué la lavaré, for voice & piano (or sorpano & orchestra, Madrigales amatorios No. 1) | 2:12 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
111 | De dónde venís, amore?, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra, Madrigales amatorios No. 3) | 1:05 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
112 | De los álamos vengo madre, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra, Madrigales amatorios No. 4) | 2:08 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
113 | Madrigales (4) amatorios, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra) | 5:51 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
114 | Romance del Comendador de Ocaña, for soprano & orchestra (or voice & piano) | 6:00 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
115 | Vos me matásteis, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra, Madrigales amatorios No. 2) | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
116 | Barquitos de Cádiz, for piano (Estampas andaluzas No. 4) | 4:51 min | Keyboard | 1946 |
117 | Crepúsculo sobre el Guadalquivir, for piano (Estampas andaluzas No. 2) | 4:00 min | Keyboard | 1946 |
118 | El vendedor de chanquetes, for piano (Estampas andaluzas No. 1) | 1:43 min | Keyboard | 1946 |
119 | Estampas andaluzas (4), for piano | 7:33 min | Keyboard | 1946 |
120 | Seguidillas del diablo, for piano (Estampas andaluzas No. 3) | 3:43 min | Keyboard | 1946 |
121 | Piezas (2) caballerescas, for cello orchestra ("Homenaje a R. Casanx") | 3:13 min | Orchestral | 1945 |
122 | À l'ombre de Torre Bermeja, for piano ("Homenaje a Ricardo Viñes") | 5:15 min | Keyboard | 1945 |
123 | Capriccio for violin | 7:00 min | Chamber Music | 1944 |
124 | Concierto de estío, for violin & orchestra | 21:09 min | Concerto | 1943 |
125 | Rumaniana, for violin & piano | 6:08 min | Chamber Music | 1943 |
126 | Concierto heróico, for piano & orchestra | 30:35 min | Concerto | 1942 |
127 | Tiento antiguo, for guitar | 3:45 min | Chamber Music | 1942 |
128 | Danza de las tres doncellas, for piano (Danzas de españa No. 2) | 1:48 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
129 | Danzas (3) de España for piano | 4:43 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
130 | Gran marcha de los subsecretarios, for piano, 4 hands | 4:45 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
131 | Rústica, for piano (Danzas de españa No. 1) | 1:22 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
132 | Serrana, for piano (Danzas de españa No. 3) | 1:21 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
133 | Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra | 21:40 min | Concerto | 1939 |
134 | Homenaje a la Tempranica, for orchestra | 5:16 min | Orchestral | 1939 |
135 | Caleseras, for piano ("Homenaje à Chueca," Pieces for piano No. 1) | 1:51 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
136 | Canción del grumete, for voice & piano | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | 1938 |
137 | Danza valenciana, for piano (Pieces for piano No. 4) | 2:55 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
138 | Diferencias sobre el "Canto del Caballero," for piano (arr. from Cabezón, Piezas del siglo XVI No. 1) | 3:06 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
139 | En los trigales, for guitar (Por los campos de España No. 1) | 3:50 min | Chamber Music | 1938 |
140 | Fandango del ventorrillo, for piano (Pieces for piano No. 2) | 1:31 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
141 | Fantasía que contrahace la harpe de Ludovico, for piano (arr. from Mudarra, Piezas del siglo XVI No. 5) | 1:25 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
142 | Pavana for piano (arr. from Milán, Piezas del siglo XVI No. 2) | 2:08 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
143 | Pavana for piano (arr. from Milán, Piezas del siglo XVI No. 3) | 1:38 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
144 | Pavana for piano (arr. from Valderrábano, Piezas del siglo XVI No. 4) | 2:45 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
145 | Pieces (4) for piano | 8:02 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
146 | Piezas (5) del siglo XVI, for piano | 2:27 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
147 | Plegaria de la Infanta de Castilla, for piano (Pieces for piano No. 3) | 4:34 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
148 | Por los campos de España, for guitar | 7:03 min | Chamber Music | 1938 |
149 | Canción del cúcú, song for voice & piano | 2:36 min | Vocal Music | 1937 |
150 | Miedo, incidental music for a radio novel | 8:57 min | Orchestral | 1936 |
151 | Coplas del pastor enamorado, for voice & piano (or guitar) | 3:42 min | Vocal Music | 1935 |
152 | Fino cristal, song for voice & piano | 1:38 min | Vocal Music | 1935 |
153 | Sonata de adiós, for piano ("Homenaje a Paul Dukas") | 3:55 min | Keyboard | 1935 |
154 | Triptic de mossèn cinto, for soprano & orchestra | 11:12 min | Vocal Music | 1935 |
155 | Barcarola, song for voice & piano | 2:31 min | Vocal Music | 1934 |
156 | Cançons (4) en llengua catalana, song collection for soprano & orchestra | 10:57 min | Vocal Music | 1934 |
157 | Cántico de la esposa, for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 3:39 min | Vocal Music | 1934 |
158 | Esta niña se lleva la flor, for voice & piano | 1:44 min | Vocal Music | 1934 |
159 | Estribillo, song for voice & piano | 0:45 min | Vocal Music | 1934 |
160 | Per la flor del lliri Blau, symphonic poem | 19:04 min | Orchestral | 1934 |
161 | Soneto, song for voice & piano | 3:29 min | Vocal Music | 1934 |
162 | Yo tinc un burro, for chorus | 1:52 min | Choral | 1933 |
163 | Serenata española, for piano | 5:17 min | Keyboard | 1931 |
164 | Air de ballet sur le nom d'une jeune fille, for piano | 3:24 min | Keyboard | 1929 |
165 | Miniaturas (2) andaluzas, for orchestra | 5:08 min | Orchestral | 1929 |
166 | Siciliana, for cello & piano | 6:44 min | Chamber Music | 1929 |
167 | Berceuse de primavera, for piano | 2:16 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
168 | Después de un cuento, for 2 pianos (Piezas infantiles No. 2) | 2:52 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
169 | Gritería final, for 2 pianos (Piezas infantiles No. 5) | 2:40 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
170 | Mazurka for 2 pianos (Piezas infantiles No. 3) | 1:50 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
171 | Piezas (5) infantiles, for 2 pianos | 13:36 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
172 | Plegaria, for 2 pianos (Piezas infantiles No. 4) | 1:45 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
173 | Preludio para un poema a la Alhambra, for orchestra | 7:31 min | Orchestral | 1928 |
174 | Serranilla, song for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra) | 2:29 min | Vocal Music | 1928 |
175 | Son chicos que pasan, for 2 pianos (Piezas infantiles No. 1) | 1:32 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
176 | Zarabanda lejana y villancico, for string orchestra | 10:24 min | Orchestral | 1927 |
177 | Bagatela for piano | 1:57 min | Keyboard | 1926 |
178 | Pastoral for guitar (arranged by Pepe Romero) | 2:34 min | Chamber Music | 1926 |
179 | Pastoral for piano | 2:08 min | Keyboard | 1926 |
180 | Preludio al gallo mañanero, for piano | 3:46 min | Keyboard | 1926 |
181 | Viejos aires de danza (3), for orchestra | 10:33 min | Orchestral | 1926 |
182 | Zarabanda lejana, for guitar ("Homenaje a Luis de Milán") | 5:06 min | Chamber Music | 1926 |
183 | Zarabanda lejana, for piano ("Homenaje a Luis de Milán") | 3:50 min | Keyboard | 1926 |
184 | Canción y danza, for piano | 7:13 min | Keyboard | 1925 |
185 | Cantiga ("Muy graciosa es la doncella"), song for voice & piano | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | 1925 |
186 | Despuès de un cuento, for orchestra (Piezas infantiles No. 2) | 3:02 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
187 | Gríteria final, for orchestra (Piezas infantiles No. 5) | 2:41 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
188 | Mazurka for orchestra (Piezas infantiles No. 3) | 1:36 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
189 | Piezas (5) infantiles, for orchestra | 12:15 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
190 | Plegaria, for orchestra (Piezas infantiles No. 4) | 1:52 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
191 | Son chicos que pasan, for orchestra (Piezas infantiles No. 1) | 1:42 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
192 | Berceuse de otoño, for piano | 3:32 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
193 | Berceuses (2) for piano | 7:25 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
194 | Bourrée, for piano (Suite for piano, No. 3) | 1:02 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
195 | Cançoneta for violin & string orchestra | 3:08 min | Concerto | 1923 |
196 | Esbozos (2), for violin & piano | 4:52 min | Chamber Music | 1923 |
197 | Juglares, for orchestra | 5:14 min | Orchestral | 1923 |
198 | Juglares, for piano, 4 hands | 4:32 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
199 | Minué, for piano (Suite for piano, No. 4) | 2:06 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
200 | Preludio, for piano (Suite for piano, No. 1) | 1:38 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
201 | Rigodón, for piano (Suite for piano, No. 5) | 2:14 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
202 | Siciliana, for piano (Suite for piano, No. 2) | 2:35 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
203 | Suite for piano | 9:30 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
204 | "Morena" me llaman, song for voice & piano (Canciónes sefardíes No. 4) | 1:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
205 | Nani, nani: Canción de cuna, song for voice & piano (Canciónes sefardíes No. 3) | 3:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
206 | Respóndemos, song for voice & piano (Canciónes sefardíes No. 1) | 2:22 min | Vocal Music | - |
207 | Toccata, for guitar | 8:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
208 | Una pastora yo ami, song for voice & piano (Canciónes sefardíes No. 2) | 3:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
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