The ''Concierto del Sur'' (
Spanish
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: ''Concerto of the South'') is a
concerto
A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The ...
for
classical guitar
The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string (music), string instrument with strings made of catgut, gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the ...
and orchestra written by the Mexican composer
Manuel M. Ponce. 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 either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students.
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, 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
Enrique Jordá (March 24, 1911 – March 18, 1996) was a Spanish- American conductor. Born in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa, Spain), later on he was a naturalized US citizen.
After conducting in Madrid, Cape Town and Antwerp, he was music dir ...
. BMG, 1987
* ''John Williams: The Great Guitar Concertos''.
John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (November 15, 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 achieved ...
. 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
References
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External links
Concierto del Sur / OTRVE
Guitar concertos
1941 compositions