Concierto del Sur explained

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. The concerto was written for the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, who premiered it in 1941.

Structure

The concerto consists of three movements:

1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Allegro moderato e festivo

Recordings

• The Segovia Collection, Vol. 2: Ponce, Rodrigo, Torroba. Andrés Segovia (guitar), Symphony of the Air, Enrique Jordá. BMG, 1987^[1]
• John Williams: The Great Guitar Concertos. John Williams (guitar), London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn. CBS, 1989^[2]
• Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Villa‐Lobos: Concerto for Guitar / Ponce: Concierto del sur. Sharon Isbin (guitar), New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier. Warner Classics, 2005^[3]

External links

• Concierto del Sur / OTRVE

Notes and References

1. Web site: Release "The Segovia Collection, Vol. 2: Ponce, Rodrigo, Torroba" by Andrés Segovia - MusicBrainz. musicbrainz.org.
2. Web site: Release "The Great Guitar Concertos" by John Williams . MusicBrainz . 2019-09-29 . 2021-05-29.
3. Web site: Release "Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Villa‐Lobos: Concerto for Guitar / Ponce: Concierto del sur" by Rodrigo, Villa‐Lobos, Ponce; Sharon Isbin, New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier - MusicBrainz. musicbrainz.org.