Spanish guitar legend Narciso Yepes, who was known for his outstanding technical abilities and his fine artistic judgment, recorded exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon for more than 20 years.
There is only one word that can describe Narciso Yepes' technique: extraordinary. He was one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the 20th century and his DG albums are regarded as reference recordings. This 5 CD Original Jackets collection brings together all of his concerto recordings for the Yellow Label, recorded between 1969 and 1979. The repertoire ranges from Vivaldi’s Lute Concertos adapted for guitar, to works written for Yepes and other leading guitarists of the 20th century.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Box set with 5 CDs in original jackets
CD 1: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez For Guitar And Orchestra; Fantasía para un gentilhombre For Guitar And Small Orchestra
CD 2: Vivaldi: Concerto For Lute, 2 Violins And Continuo In D Major, RV.93; Concerto For Viola d'amore, Lute, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, RV.540 / Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No.1 In A, Op.30
CD 3: Bacarisse: Concertino para guitarra y orquesta en la menor op.72 / Halffter: Concierto para guitarra y orquesta / Ohana: Concierto: Tres gráficos para guitarra y orquesta
CD 4: Ruiz-Pipo: Tablas para guitarra y orquesta / Villa-Lobos: Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra, W501 / Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concerto No.1 In D Major, Op.99
CD 5: Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre For Guitar And Small Orchestra; Concierto de Aranjuez For Guitar And Orchestra; Concierto Madrigal For 2 Guitars And Orchestra
Extensive booklet (4c) with new liner notes by guitar expert Graham Wade in four languages (English / German / French / Spanish)
The collection assembles all of Yepes Concerto recordings for DG, ranging from Vivaldi to Ruiz-Pipó who wrote his Tablas at the guitarist s request and from the all-time favorite Concierto de Aranjuez to lesser-known but magnificent works by Villa-Lobos and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Dimensions: 13cm/13cm/1.5cm Weight: 250gr
THE ARTIST:
Narciso Yepes was born on 14 November 1927 near Lorca in south-eastern Spain. He later moved with his family to Valencia, where he gave his first concert at the Teatro Serrano in 1944. Encouraged by Ataúlfo Argenta, one of Spains most eminent conductors, he relocated to Madrid in 1946 and was introduced to Joaquín Rodrigo the year after. On 16 December 1947 he performed Concierto de Aranjuez in Madrid in the presence of the composer, who commented, The music, as I imagined it.
During the 1950s and 1960s he developed an international career, including a first tour of South America (1957), his Japanese debut (1960) and his first appearance in the USA (1964).
From 1963 onwards Narciso Yepes performed on a 10-string guitar which he had developed in collaboration with the renowned guitar maker Jose Ramírez of Madrid. The new instrument allowed the guitarist to play a wider range of Renaissance and Baroque music and to achieve a more balanced sound in all registers. It has an intensity which can fill a room and permits great virtuosity.
Yepes performed his final recital on 1 March 1996 and died in Murcia on 3 May 1997 after a long battle with illness.
Tracks:
CD 1:
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) 华金·罗德里戈
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
1. 1. Allegro con spirito 6:11
2. 2. Adagio 11:28
3. 3. Allegro gentile 4:58
Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Small Orchestra
4. 1. Villano y Ricercare (Adagietto - Andante moderato) 4:58
5. 2. Españoleta y Fanfare de la Caballería de Nápoles (Adagio - Allegretto molto ritmico) 9:44
6. 3. Danza de las hachas (Allegro con brio) 2:08
7. 4. Canario (Allegro ma non troppo) 5:06
Narciso Yepes, Orquesta Sinfónica de Radiotelevisión Española, Odón Alonso
Total Playing Time 44:33
CD 2:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) 安东尼奥·维瓦尔第
Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D major, RV 93
1. 1. (Allegro giusto) 3:38
2. 2. Largo 4:55
3. 3. Allegro 2:30
Narciso Yepes, Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute, Strings and Continuo in D minor, RV 540
Arr. for guitar Malpiero
4. 1. Allegro 5:35
5. 2. Largo 4:14
6. 3. Allegro 3:25
Monique Frasca-Colombier, Narciso Yepes, Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) 莫罗·朱利亚尼
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 30
Arr. Ennio Porrino and Mario Gangi
7. 1. Allegro maestoso 9:15
8. 2. Andantino siciliano 6:21
9. 3. Alla polacca (Allegretto) 7:39
Narciso Yepes, English Chamber Orchestra, Luis Antonio García Navarro
Total Playing Time 47:32
CD 3:
Salvador Bacarisse (1898-1963) 萨尔瓦多·巴卡里塞
Concertino para guitarra y orquesta en la menor op.72
1. 1. Allegro 7:47
2. 2. Romanza. Andante 6:19
3. 3. Scherzo. Allegretto 1:56
4. 4. Rondo. Allegro ben misurato 5:35
Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989) 埃内斯托·阿尔夫特
Concierto para Guitarra y Orquesta
5. 1. Fandango. Allegro moderato 10:26
6. 2. Fantasia alla Madrigalesca.In tempo molto moderato 10:53
7. 3. Villanella Tamburina 5:40
Narciso Yepes, Orquesta Sinfónica de Radiotelevisión Española, Odón Alonso
Mauricio Ohana (1914-1992) 毛里西奥·欧哈纳
Concierto: Tres gráficos para guitarra y orquesta
8. 1. Gráfico de la farruca y cadencias 8:41
9. 2. Improvisación sobre un gráfico de la siguiriya 7:06
10. 3. Gráfico de la bulería y tiento 5:36
Narciso Yepes, London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Total Playing Time 1:09:59
CD 4:
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo (1933 - 1997) 安东尼奥·鲁伊斯·皮博
Tablas para guitarra y orquesta
1. 1. Canto libre 8:23
2. 2. Scherzando (attacca:) 3:28
3. 3. Elegía 5:59
4. 4. Molto vivace 7:50
Narciso Yepes, London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) 海特尔·维拉-罗伯斯
Concerto for Guitar and small Orchestra
5. 1. Allegro preciso 5:22
6. 2. Andantino e andante 8:12
7. 3. Allegretto non troppo 4:33
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) 马里奥·卡斯泰尔沃-泰代斯科
Guitar Concerto No.1 in D, Op.99
8. 1. Allegretto 6:31
9. 2. Andantino alla romanza - Largo 7:11
10. 3. Ritmico e cavalleresco 6:29
Narciso Yepes, London Symphony Orchestra, Luis Antonio García Navarro
Total Playing Time 1:03:58
CD 5:
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Small Orchestra
1. 1. Villano y Ricercare (Adagietto - Andante moderato) 4:53
2. 2. Españoleta y Fanfare de la Caballería de Nápoles (Adagio - Allegretto molto ritmico) 9:40
3. 3. Danza de las hachas (Allegro con brio) 2:06
4. 4. Canario (Allegro ma non troppo) 4:56
Narciso Yepes, English Chamber Orchestra, Luis Antonio García Navarro
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
5. 1. Allegro con spirito 6:09
6. 2. Adagio 11:14
7. 3. Allegro gentile 5:13
Narciso Yepes, Philharmonia Orchestra, Luis Antonio García Navarro
Concierto Madrigal for 2 Guitars and Orchestra
8. Fanfarre (Allegro marziale) 1:59
9. Madrigal (Andante nostalgico) 2:41
10. Entrada (Allegro vivace) 1:51
11. Pastorcito, tu que vienes, pastorcito tu que vas (Allegro vivace) 1:36
12. Girardilla (Presto) 1:46
13. Pastoral (Allegro) 1:56
14. Fandango 2:23
15. Arieta (Andante nostalgico) 6:22
16. Zapateado (Allegro vivace) 6:05
17. Caccia a la española (Allegro vivace - Andante nostalgico 4:50
Narciso Yepes, Godelieve Monden, Philharmonia Orchestra, Luis Antonio García Navarro
1.
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Odon Alonso
Orchestra/Ensemble: Spanish Radio/TV Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; Spain
2.
Fantasía para un gentilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Odon Alonso
Orchestra/Ensemble: Spanish Radio/TV Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; Spain
CD2:
3.
Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Strings in D major by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Paul Kuentz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
4.
Concerto for Lute, Viola d'Amore and Strings in D minor by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar), Monique Frasca-Colombier (Viola D'amore)
Conductor: Paul Kuentz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
5.
Concerto for Guitar no 1 in A major, Op. 30 by Mauro Giuliani
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Luis Garcia-Navarro
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1808; Vienna, Austria
CD3:
6.
Concertino for Guitar in A minor, Op. 72 by Salvador Bacarisse
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Odon Alonso
Orchestra/Ensemble: Spanish Radio/TV Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929; Spain
7.
Concerto for Guitar by Ernesto Halffter
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Odon Alonso
Orchestra/Ensemble: Spanish Radio/TV Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1969
8.
Concierto: Tres gráficos, for guitar & orchestra by Maurice Ohana
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Modern
CD4:
9.
Tablas for Guitar and Orchestra by Antonio Ruiz-Pipó
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
10.
Concerto for Guitar, W 501 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Luis Garcia-Navarro
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; Brazil
11.
Concerto for Guitar no 1 in D major, Op. 99 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Luis Garcia-Navarro
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; Florence, Italy
CD5:
12.
Fantasía para un gentilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Luis Garcia-Navarro
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; Spain
13.
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Luis Garcia-Navarro
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; Spain
14.
Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Godelieve Monden (Guitar), Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Conductor: Luis Garcia-Navarro
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1968; Spain
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