Rafael Aguirre Plays Fantasía para un gentilhombre by Rodrigo

ByBradford Werner
2022

Rafael Aguirre performs the guitar concerto Fantasía para un gentilhombre by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) at the Teatro Monumental in Madrid with the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and José Luis López Antón. This comes via his YouTube channel. Wonderful playing by Aguirre and the orchestra. The four movements are: I. Villano y Ricercar (Adagietto); II. Españoleta y Fanfare de la Caballería de Nápoles (Adagio – Allegretto); III. Danza de las Hachas (Allegro con brio); and IV. Canario. The four movements are based on six dances for solo Baroque guitar by the 17th-century Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz but reimagined in Rodrigo’s musical language.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.