Twice-GRAMMY®-nominated pianist and composer Paul Sánchez has been praised as a “great artist” (José Feghali, 2013; Cecilia Rodrigo 2019) and for his “clarity, sensitivity” (The New Yorker), and “prodigious technical capacities” (The Rehearsal Studio).
Sánchez is a recording artist with ten CD releases as of 2024. His compositions have been recorded to critical acclaim: “This is hauntingly beautiful music... generously filled with melodic inspiration and evocative atmosphere.... works of originality and a distinctive musical personality” (Fanfare Magazine). Recent releases include "Lord, How Come Me Here?" (Navona Records) with J'Nai Bridges and Will Liverman performing music of Shawn Okpebholo; "Dreams of a New Day" with baritone Will Liverman (Cedille Records), "Seria Ludo - Piano Music by Graham Lynch" (Divine Art Records), and "Mysteria Fidei" (Innova Records) with his wife, soprano Kayleen Sánchez, as the duo Far Song.
Thanks for listening, @JeffMcKnight! Agreed - it’s totally wild and a completely alien sound world between the retuned piano, shifting metrical landscape and imaginative orchestration! Thanks again.
You’re totally right! But, it was on purpose :-) The composer called for a complete retuning of the piano. Here’s a sampling from the C4 octave: **Pitch Frequency for C4 octave:** C4 256.67 Hz C#4 266.17 Hz D4 293.33 Hz D#4 299.44 Hz E4 310.53 Hz F4 342.22 Hz F#4 349.35 Hz G4 391.11 Hz G#4 399.26 A4 440 Hz A#4 456.3 Hz B4 465.8 Hz
Gorgeous interpretation not just on the part of singer but also accompanist. That final chord was utterly breathtaking and the reservation demonstrated throughout the performance cannot be overlooked. Bravo
Thanks for commenting, @abinam2255! While the original “Concierto de Aranjuez” is for guitar and orchestra, and while there can never be a piano transcription that captures the richness and depth of that original, no matter how much the pianist might endeavor to capture some of those colors, this particular transcription of the “Adagio” movement, was, in fact, created by Maestro Rodrigo himself explicitly for the piano. He also made versions of the “Adagio” for voice and piano, voice and guitar, and guitar solo. I am thankful for his transcriptions, and particularly this version that he created for piano, so that I may have the privilege of sharing this music--some of my favorite music of all time-with audiences from my place at the piano, since I could never perform it on the guitar! Another beauty of transcriptions is that it allows for live performance of a work in honor of an original work that might require significantly more performing forces (orchestra, for example) in its original version. Thank you for listening, and for commenting!
Thank you, @KrisR! David studied at Stephen F. Austin University and Ohio State University. I studied with Tamás Ungár at Texas Christian University, did a Master of Spanish Music degree in Barcelona as a Fulbright scholar studying with Maria Teresa Monteys and Alicia de Larrocha, then did an MM and a DMA at the Eastman School of Music studying with Douglas Humpherys.
Best version ever! Maybe you adlibbed the ending? My arrangement is very close to this has the French lyrics...so difficult sometimes to find the original as intended by composer for piano. Thanks so much for this lovely lovely rendition.
Thank you so much! The version in the recording is as per Rodrigo’s score, which may be found here: eshop.joaquin-rodrigo.com/en/product/aranjuez-ma-pensee-piano-2/
Thank you very much! I would recommend purchasing the score directly from Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo: eshop.joaquin-rodrigo.com/en/product/aranjuez-ma-pensee-piano-2/
Thank you, @karlverax8351! I would recommend purchasing from Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo: eshop.joaquin-rodrigo.com/en/product/aranjuez-ma-pensee-piano-2/
@@darroldpercy1765 Hello, Darrold! It's actually Rodrigo's own arrangement, and can be purchased through Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo: joaquin-rodrigo.com/tienda/partituras-en-pdf/instrumentos-de-tecla/piano-a-dos-manos/aranjuez-ma-pensee-piano.html It's a beautiful work!
@@darroldpercy1765 Thank you! Thank you very much! I would recommend purchasing the score directly from Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo, here: eshop.joaquin-rodrigo.com/en/product/aranjuez-ma-pensee-piano-2/
