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Paco de Lucia - Concierto de Aranjuez Audio CD

A fair review of the Paco de Lucia "Concierto de Aranjuez" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Paco de Lucia reviews here, or go back to the Paco de Lucia tabs.

Paco de Lucia Band: Paco de Lucia
Title: Concierto de Aranjuez
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Release Date: 1993-05-18
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Allegro con Spirito 2: Adagio 3: Allegro Gentile 4: Triana 5: Albaic�n 6: Puerto

High Praise
According to the Wikipedia article about Paco, Juaquin Rodrigo has called this the single most brilliant performance of his Concierto. This is a beautiful, seamless performance. Do check this out.


Concierto Aranjuez
Terrific guitar and a clear haunting melody. This is a classic. Great disk.


A True Gem
Somehow I never felt this concerto has been played to its full potential. Like most classical lovers, I had a decent recording (that got a Penguin rosette) of this concerto and had heard it numerous times on radio. When I hear Paco de Lucia, I am glad someone finally did it full justice. In Flamenco, in jazz or in classical, Paco de Lucia's musicianship always touches heart and souls. I am not surprised that the composer himself calls this the greatest performance of the concerto, and I can't think of why any classical guitar lover wouldn't want to own this CD. .


Phenomenal rendition of this classic
Paco plays it with the most fire, and it's apparent that Joaquin Rodrigo also enjoyed it. I've heard a number of versions of this Rodrigo piece. It's also important to know that most classical players take sometimes up to a year to prepare this piece for performance. Paco, who doesn't read music, prepared it in two weeks. Amazing. .


Enough of the Concerto de Aranjuez, enough!
Paco de Lucia gives a decent performance. This piece, sadly, has been played to death. Those above who sing his praises should keep in mind that it's a concerto and a collaborative effort among the guitarist, a conductor, and the orchestra. Also keep in mind that Paco's greatest asset is his nimble fingers. Do you suppose he could get the whole concerto down to under 5 minutes? Would you enjoy it if he did?

I was enchanted with this piece when I first heard it 40 years ago. Nowadays I avoid listening to it.


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