Yesterday I heard an interesting interview to a young Spanish guitarist, from La Rioja (Northeast Spain). His name is Pablo Sainz Villegas --although I think that he uses only Pablo Villegas, as an artistic name-- and he is living in New York, since 13 years ago.
Pablo (Paul) has come, these days, to Madrid, to record an album, with the National Orchestra of Spain --under the direction of the Master Juanjo Mena--. They will record 3 Concerts by the Master Joaquín Rodrigo: “Concierto de Aranjuez” ("Concert from Aranjuez"), “Fantasía para un gentil hombre” ("Fantasy for a gentleman") and “Concierto para una fiesta” ("Concert for a party"). It will be the first time those 3 concerts will be recorded with the National Orchestra.
With this project, Paul intends to continue the tradition of the Spanish classical guitar, who started the Masters Andrés Segovia and Narciso Yepes.
Paul says that "The Concert from Aranjuez" is a very special work for him, because when he started to learn playing guitar, when he was 7 years old, to hear this concert gave him a lot of special emotions and he dreamed playing it someday. That day came and he said that it has been a process, in which he has discovered new things. And, as a performer, he is excited to discover the Master Rodrigo´s emotions, among note and note. He says he enjoys entering the emotional process of the Master Rodrigo and inviting, to the public, to participate in this emotional process. He says that it is the magic of Music.
Aranjuez, South of Madrid, Spain
This year, Paul has performed with 7 different orchestras guitar and he said that anywhere he went, everyone liked the guitar, which is a very Spanish symbol.
But Paul has not only interpreted to the Masters like Joaquín Rodrigo and Joaquín Turina, but he has also created their own interpretations, and he has done so through Literature, through a detective novel, "The novel of time, with 10,000 verses", by Juan Ramírez. Paul says it is a wonderful project and Juan invited to Paul to participate in this book, as well as to 8 artists, from La Rioja too.
And Juan Ramírez invited him to compose his first guitar compositions, he (juan) said: "If I, as a writer, have not written poetry and this will be the first time, you, being a musician, I invite you to be a composer, for the first time". Paul says that initially he had a difficult time, for fear of the unknown; but soon he adapted and enjoyed himself.
Paul studied at the Conservatory of Logroño, until age 19, when he went to Berlin with a scholarship, and then went to New York, with another scholarship ..
I want to show you a video-clip, with the “Concert from Aranjuez”, because I love it too. If you want to enjoy it, please click below, on the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwLhFO2f88
Well, I hope that you have enjoyed with this music and with the interpretation by Pablo Villegas.
Untill my next post, kind regards,
Luis.
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