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Joaquín Rodrigo

1901 - 1999

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Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (Spanish: [xoaˈkin roˈðɾiɣo]; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the Concierto de Aranjuez, a cornerstone of the classical guitar repertoire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joaquín Rodrigo is the 103rd most popular composer (up from 111th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Spain (up from 112th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Composer.

Joaquín Rodrigo is most famous for his compositions, "Concierto de Aranjuez" and "Fantasia para un Gentilhombre."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 103 out of 1,451. Before him are Ruggero Leoncavallo, Leonard Bernstein, Pietro Mascagni, Mikis Theodorakis, Arvo Pärt, and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. After him are Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Léo Delibes, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Alma Mahler, and Domenico Cimarosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 25. Before him are Paul of Greece, Ernest Lawrence, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Giacometti, André Malraux, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. After him are Jean Dubuffet, Mohamed Naguib, J. D. Bernal, Max Euwe, Vincent du Vigneaud, and Witold Pilecki. Among people deceased in 1999, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 12. Before him are Fred Trump, Pete Conrad, Scatman John, John F. Kennedy Jr., Gertrude B. Elion, and Mario Puzo. After him are Amália Rodrigues, Yehudi Menuhin, Raisa Gorbacheva, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Wassily Leontief, and Anatoliy Solovianenko.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 94 out of 3,355. Before him are Roderic (688), Juan Gris (1887), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Rafael Benítez (1960), Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), and Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475). After him are Vicente del Bosque (1950), Peter III of Aragon (1239), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Magnus Maximus (335), and Alfonso V of Aragon (1396).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 2. Before him are Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548). After him are Francisco Tárrega (1852), Manuel de Falla (1876), Enrique Granados (1867), Jordi Savall (1941), Antonio Soler (1729), Joaquín Turina (1882), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Gaspar Sanz (1640), Federico Mompou (1893), and Antonio de Cabezón (1510).

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