Composer(s): Rodrigo, Joaquín
Artist(s): Pizarro, Artur
Label: Naxos
Series: Spanish Classics
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557923
Barcode: 0747313292325
Release Date: 05/2007

RODRIGO: Piano Music, Vol. 2

In addition to composing a prolific variety of orchestral and instrumental music, Joaquín Rodrigo was a virtuoso pianist. His recitals included both his own compositions and representative selections of Spanish keyboard masters from the 16th century onwards. This second and final volume of Artur Pizarro’s recording of the complete solo piano music for Naxos includes miniatures written for ‘small hands’, including those of his daughter Cecilia, the virtuosic Sonatas de Castilla, the Suite para piano, which combines ancient dance forms with elements of contemporary complexity, and Tres Evocaciones, a tribute to the beautiful Andalusian city of Seville. Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8.557272.

Tracklist

Rodrigo, Joaquín
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
1 Danza de la amapola (Dance of the Poppy) (version for piano solo) 02:03
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
2 No. 1. Maria de los Reyes (Sevillanas) 00:40
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
3 No. 2. A la Jota (Jota de las Palomas) (Jota of the Doves) 01:17
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
4 No. 3. Cancion del hada rubia (Song of the Golden-Haired Fairy) 01:12
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
5 No. 4. Cancion del hada morena (Song of the Dark-Haired Fairy) 00:50
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
6 No. 5. El negrito Pepo (Little Black Pepo) 01:47
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
7 No. 6. Borriquillos a Belen (Little Donkeys in Bethlehem) 01:14
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
8 No. 1. Rustica 01:17
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
9 No. 2. Danza de las tres Doncellas (Dance of the 3 Maidens) 01:41
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
10 No. 3. Serrana 01:30
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
11 Toccata a modo de pregon (Toccata in the Style of a Proclamation) 02:29
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
12 Sonata No. 1 04:30
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
13 Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor 06:42
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
14 Sonata No. 3 in D Major 03:53
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
15 Sonata No. 4, "como un Tiento" 03:38
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
16 Sonata No. 5 in A Minor 03:40
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
17 I. Preludio 01:28
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
18 II. Siciliana 02:33
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
19 III. Bourree 01:12
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
20 IV. Minue 01:46
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
21 V. Rigodon 02:32
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
22 Cancion y danza (Song and Dance) 07:12
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
23 Preludio al gallo mananero (Prelude of the Dawn Cockerel) 04:11
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
24 No. 1. Tarde en el parque (Afternoon in the Park) 05:04
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
25 No. 2. Noche en el Guadalquivir (Night on the Guadalquivir) 04:32
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
26 No. 3. Manana en Triana (Morning in Triana) 03:09
Pizarro, Artur (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:02