The ''Concierto del Sur'' (
Spanish: ''Concerto of the South'') is a
concerto for
classical guitar and orchestra written by the Mexican composer
Manuel M. Ponce
Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948) was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten traditi ...
. The concerto was written for the Spanish guitarist
Andrés Segovia
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987) was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were students of Segovia or their students.
Segovia's contribution to the m ...
, who premiered it in 1941.
Structure
The concerto consists of three movements:
# ''Allegro moderato''
# ''Andante''
# ''Allegro moderato e festivo''
Recordings
* ''The Segovia Collection, Vol. 2: Ponce, Rodrigo, Torroba''. Andrés Segovia (guitar),
Symphony of the Air, Enrique Jordá. BMG, 1987
* ''John Williams: The Great Guitar Concertos''.
John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
(guitar),
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieve ...
. CBS, 1989
* ''Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Villa‐Lobos: Concerto for Guitar / Ponce: Concierto del sur''. Sharon Isbin (guitar), New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier. Warner Classics, 2005
External links
Concierto del Sur / OTRVE
References
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Guitar concertos