Joaquín Rodrigo : Concierto como un divertimento for cello and orchestra (1981)

[@brianlemaire4221]

We hear so much of Rodrigo's Fantasia para un gentilhombre and Concierto de Aranjuez . I find it so refreshing to hear this work of Rodrigo for the first time.

[@vincentkluwe-yorck8658]

Right, Brian. There is so much more to Rodrigo than these two you mentioned, my favourite being Concierto Andaluz btw! :-) But this cello work IS lovely. I'm hearing it for the first time, too.

[@greenthing99100]

For years I had this on a cassette and played it to destruction. I never thought I would hear it again except in my imagination. It is every bit as good as I remember, like meeting a much loved old friend you thought you had lost touch with. Thank you, you have made a middle-aged man with motor neurone disease very happy.

[@jaula1]

One of the loveliest openings to a piece of music that I can think of.

[@kokonssp]

lyrical, sorrowful, profound masterpiece

[@maxmerry8470]

Some wonderful orchestral textures here, particularly during the hypnotic, mystical-sounding Adagio (6:12 - 18:40), and Polo is a top-class soloist. There is much to be enjoyed in this concerto/divertimento....

[@bgccallahan4116]

Second movement so mystical, dreamy.

[@bgccallahan4116]

Have not encountered this! Any new (to me) Rodrigo is part of the MADRE LODE! Been a fan since 1966!

[@admiradordebrahms]

Quisiera preguntar si este fue el concierto compuesto por Joaquín Rodrigo para el chelista catalán Gaspar Cassado?

[@diegovasconcellos9047]

A seção em 6:14, com a flauta mística ao fundo, lembra o mesmo clima criado por Heitor Villa Lobos no seu poema sinfônico Uirapuru (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZjLaXawfbV-pc0 - 9:26).