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 The Great Guitar Concertos / John Williams
Release Date: 10/25/1990 
Label:  Cbs Masterworks Catalog #: 44791   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Antonio VivaldiJoaquin RodrigoMario Castelnuovo-TedescoMauro GiulianiHeitor Villa-Lobos
Manuel Ponce
Performer:  John WilliamsChristine Pendrill
Conductor:  John WilliamsLouis FrémauxSir Charles GrovesDaniel BarenboimAndré Previn

Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber OrchestraPhilharmonia OrchestraLondon Symphony Orchestra

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 28 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording  
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1.  Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Date of Recording: 1968 
Venue:  Barking Town Hall, London 
Length: 9 Minutes 52 Secs. 
2.  Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:  Christine Pendrill (English Horn), John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1939; Spain 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Venue:  EMI Studios, London 
Length: 21 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 
3.  Fantasía para un gentilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1954; Spain 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Venue:  EMI Studios, London 
Length: 21 Minutes 28 Secs. 
4.  Concerto for Guitar no 1 in D major, Op. 99 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1939; Florence, Italy 
Date of Recording: 1977 
Venue:  CBS Studios, London 
Length: 21 Minutes 41 Secs. 
5.  Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 82 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Date of Recording: 1968 
Venue:  Barking Town Hall, London 
Length: 8 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: This arrangement is performed in A major. 
6.  Concerto for Guitar no 1 in A major, Op. 30 by Mauro Giuliani
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1808; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1968 
Venue:  Barking Town Hall, London 
Length: 21 Minutes 54 Secs. 
7.  Concerto for Guitar, W 501 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1951; Brazil 
Date of Recording: 1974 
Venue:  CBS Studios, London 
Length: 18 Minutes 49 Secs. 
8.  Concierto del Sur for Guitar by Manuel Ponce
Performer:  John Williams (Guitar)
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1929-1940; Mexico 
Date of Recording: 1972 
Venue:  London 
Length: 24 Minutes 39 Secs. 
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