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Any favorite recommendations? I listened to a version on the MHS label back in the mid 60's and loved the beauty and pace of the piece. I don't remember the performers but I remember it as beautiful and tranquil. Thanks Norm
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Then there is the beautifully recorded LP, long an HP favorite: Vivaldi: Lute Concertos & Trios Hungaroton SLPX-11978 and now on iTunes: DÃniel BenkÅ, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra & JÃnos Rolla.
Same orchestra but with Williams on guitar.
You would not be risking very much to try the following recording, of which you can obtain a used copy for $0.01 (plus shipping) from Amazon:
alternate cover:
I've got it and enjoy it very much.
The guitar, which these concerti were not written for, will seem to be very large, and the orchestra tiny. For me, this is a serious distortion of what we might hear at a concert.This period of Philips 17C and 18C concerto recordings was commented on - negatively and at length - by the very conservative and anti-HIP Penguin Guide, in the same terms.
To boot the playing is overly romantic and florid. You know it's not Rodrigo, but you can hear them stuck in that style.
I wasted money on all the Romero recordings (4) I bought. And, the boys didn't last as recording artists. I haven't played one of them for pleasure more than once.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
Edits: 04/02/15 04/02/15 04/02/15
Are you kidding? The Romeros were a fixture at Philips for decades, and today, Pepe and clan are still going strong. Celedonio's (great?) grandchildren are beginning to take part now, and Pepe himself has embarked on a new series of Torroba Concerto recordings just this year (2015). How did you get the idea that "the boys didn't last as recording artists"?IMHO, during his prime, Pepe was the most technically accomplished guitarist I knew of, and his forthright and fearless playing was a blessed relief from what seemed to me the timid performances of other classical guitarists in the 60's through the 80's. (Of course, in recent years, a number of excellent guitarists have emerged, so I don't hear the same kind of difference with these more recent guitarists, a couple of whom may even have surpassed Pepe.)
One never knows what the expertise level of the Amazon reviewers is, but the following comment about the Vivaldi disc I showed above is typical: "Whoever likes the guitar and classical music will appreciate the perfection of Romeros's performance and the atmosphere Vivaldi creates. I never get bored."
And, BTW, whenever I've seen a guitar play with an orchestra in concert (not often, I admit), the guitar has been mic'd. I do admit that the microphones are very close on this recording (as was typical for the Mercury production team). I did see Parkening play an unmic'd solo concert one time, but you had to sit in the first five rows to hear him adequately! ;-)
Edits: 04/02/15
I always felt that of the Romeros the best of them all was Angel. Angel is one of the greatest classical guitarists I have ever hear. His recording of the Rodrigo Concerto on Mercury has never been equaled. And he was only 16 when he recorded it. Pepe was almost mostly into flamenco which is very showy but still easier then classical
Alan
No doubt Pepe played with more aggressiveness, and the amount of this quality in a performance is a matter of personal preference. But I didn't mean to impugn Angel by any means.
I was a bit surprised to read that you think Pepe was mostly into flamenco - I know he has some flamenco recordings, but he's got lots of standard repertoire guitar recordings too - I think he's probably the most prolific of the Romeros (in terms of making recordings) in any case.
even wrangled a short chat and an autographed program.
He laughed when he heard I had all of the Mercury Living Presence LPs he and his family were part of back in the day.
Didn't think to bring a couple of them for him to autograph.
It uses a small organ for continuo which works well. And the sound is excellent.
Pail O'Dette soloist, Parley of Instruments, Goodman and Holman directing.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
.. on Teldec. Their performance is a bit more lively though the soloists are a little subdued in the balance compared to O'Dette (but only by a little bit).
Reggards
13DoW
that leaves me cold. I humbly prefer Williams.
Question of the Century though: someone in my dorm back in college played the slow mov't for me done by a rock band? Guitar and synthesizers I recall, but it was gorgeous and hypnotic. Much like Roger Daltrey's cover of "Don't let the sun go down on me."
I've never been able to find who did it.
When were you in college?
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
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