Concierto de Aranjuez – John Williams, Full Concert

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Here’s the YouTube description:

“The 111th Proms season sails triumphantly off into the sunset as Walton, Lambert and Korngold complete the nautical theme for this year’s Last Night celebrations. Sir Henry Wood’s Sea-Songs are performed, in their centenary year, with their original bugle calls restored; illustrious counter-tenor Andreas Scholl sings Handel and Purcell, and John Williams performs Rodrigo’s celebrated concerto. During the interval, a taste of the Proms in the Park festivities around the country. “ more

‘Williams’s first professional performance was at the Wigmore Hall in London on 6 November 1958. Since then, he has been performing throughout the world and has made regular appearances on radio and TV. He has recorded almost the entire repertoire for the guitar and has extended it by commissioning guitar concertos from composers such as Stephen Dodgson, André Previn, Patrick Gowers, Richard Harvey and Steve Gray. He has recorded albums of duets with fellow guitarists Julian Bream and Paco Peña. Williams is a visiting professor and honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in London. Williams mostly uses Greg Smallman guitars after using Spanish Fleta during the 1970s. He also plays a guitar by Paulino Bernabe.’  more