![]() Rodrigo and his wife Victoria stayed silent for many years about the inspiration for the second movement, and thus the popular belief grew that it was inspired by the bombing of Guernica in 1937. interrupting its relentless pace" the second movement "represents a dialogue between classical guitar and solo instruments ( cor anglais, bassoon, oboe, horn etc.)" and the last movement "recalls a courtly dance in which the combination of double and triple time maintains a taut tempo right to the closing bar." He described the concerto itself as capturing "the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains" in the gardens of Aranjuez. The work attempts to transport the listener to another place and time through the evocation of the sounds of nature.Īccording to the composer, the first movement is "animated by a rhythmic spirit and vigour without either of the two themes. ![]() The Concierto de Aranjuez was inspired by the gardens at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, the spring resort palace and gardens built by Philip II in the last half of the 16th century and rebuilt in the middle of the 18th century by Ferdinand VI.
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