Rodrigo Cello Concerto - Concierto como un divertimento
Studio album by
Julian Lloyd Webber
Released1982
LabelRCA Records

Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto como un divertimento,[1][2] for cello and orchestra received its first performance at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on April 15, 1982. The performers were the British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who had commissioned the concerto, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. Lloyd Webber had approached the Spanish composer, who was by then nearly eighty, with the idea of him writing a new work for cello and orchestra in 1979. Concierto como un divertimento is lightly scored but with the added colours of xylophone and celesta.[3] It is cast in three movements:

  • Allegretto
  • Adagio nostalgico
  • Allegro scherzando

The work was well received at its premiere when the final movement had to be encored. The concerto and its creation was the subject of a South Bank Show television programme which included the complete first performance. The concerto was subsequently recorded for RCA Red Seal with the same performers.

References

  1. ↑ "Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto como un divertimento, for cello and orchestra". Classical Archives. 8 January 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog Mini-Composer-Bios – Spanish Composers –[part 9] – Joaquín Rodrigo – New Apartment at OTA-Berlin Metzer Strasse Building « OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog". Ota-berlin.de. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Joaquin Rodrigo - Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works 3 (Castille and Leon SO)". Adagio.FM. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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