In 1901 Joaquin Rodrigo was born in Sagunto in Spain on the day of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music.  When he was three he lost his sight as a result of a diphtheria epidemic.  He began playing music at eight, and at 16 entered the Conservatoire in Valencia to study harmony and composition.

(go to Rodrigo's  Biography)

 
Recordings
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Greatest Works
Concierto de Aranjuez, Dances, Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, Sonada de adiós (Homenaje a Paul Dukas), Preludio al gallo Mañanero

 
Playlist
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Rodrigo Works List
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