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Renata Tarragó Fábregas (23 October 1927 – 2 August 2005), a
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guitarist and vihuelist, was a teacher and performer, both as a solo artist and an accompanist. She was the first female guitarist to record
Joaquín Rodrigo Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (; 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 gu ...
's ''
Concierto de Aranjuez The ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (, "Aranjuez Concerto") is a classical guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the mos ...
'', and was the editor of the first published edition of the ''
Concierto de Aranjuez The ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (, "Aranjuez Concerto") is a classical guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the mos ...
'' score.


Life and career

Tarragó was born in
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, on 23 October 1927, the second of two children of , who was a musician, composer and teacher, and his first wife, Renata Fábregas. She studied at the Barcelona Conservatory, where her first teacher was her father, Graciano Tarragó (1892–1973), who had previously taught the soprano
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, had studied the guitar under
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, and also played the violin and viola. Renata Tarragó made her first public appearance at the age of 14, and was appointed an Assistant Professor at the Barcelona Conservatory upon the completion of her studies there in 1944. In 1951, the Barcelona Conservatory awarded Tarragó the "Premio Extraordinario" for her artistic accomplishments.. Tarragó played guitar accompaniment (with credits on the labels) on numerous
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78 and LP recordings with the soprano
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, as well as a 1948
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recording in
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of
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's '' La Vida Breve''. In 1958, Tarragó became the first female guitarist to record
Joaquín Rodrigo Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (; 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 gu ...
's ''
Concierto de Aranjuez The ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (, "Aranjuez Concerto") is a classical guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the mos ...
'', in a recording accompanied by the Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, conducted by
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. She also was the first to edit the ''Aranjuez'' score for publication (1959), and
Rodrigo Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name '' Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vi ...
's esteem for her was evidenced by the dedication of his ''Sonata Giocosa'' (1960) to her. Her father, Graciano Tarragó, published the first edition of
Rodrigo Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name '' Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vi ...
's ''Invocación y danza'' in 1962. Renata Tarragó's repertoire ranged from music written for the
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and
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to that of the twentieth century. Among her solo recordings are the works of
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,
Francisco Tárrega Francisco de Asís Tárrega Eixea (21 November 185215 December 1909) was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe and ''Recuerdos de la Alhambra''. He is often calle ...
, Fernando Sor,
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,
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, and
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. In 1962, she made the first recording of Torroba's ''Concierto de Castilla'', accompanied by the Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, conducted by
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. Unlike the majority of classical guitarists, who play notes with their fingernails, Tarragó used her fingertips. Tarragó concertized widely in Europe and abroad (including
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and the
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), and made her U.S. debut in 1960. In 1962, she represented
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at the International Congress of the Guitar in
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, and received a Gold Medal for her performances. During a 1962 concert at New York's Town Hall, she played both the
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and
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, and the ''
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'' noted: "A musically sensitive performer, the beautiful Spanish artist explored the ranges of tonal subtlety and nuance." In the 1968 film Deadfall, she appeared onscreen playing John Barry's ''Romance for Guitar and Orchestra'' in a concert scene, as well as on the soundtrack recording. The ''adagio'' from her recording of the ''
Concierto de Aranjuez The ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (, "Aranjuez Concerto") is a classical guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the mos ...
'' was used by Rex Nettleford and the
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for their dance piece, "Dialogue for Three". Among the guitarists who studied with her are Jaume Abad (one of the founders of the Barcelona Guitar Quartet), Laura Almerich, Glorianne Collver-Jacobson, Ernesto Cordero, Darryl Denning and Michael Johnson. Tarragó was married to Dr. José Antonio Osorio Gullón. She collapsed while swimming in
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, and died on 2 August 2005 in
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,
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, at age 77.


Reviews

*"No one in the world today plays Rodrigo's lovely ''
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'' better than Julian Bream, but even he doesn't play it as well as Renata Tarrago did on a now-deleted Columbia disc." (''San Francisco Magazine'', vol. 18, 1976) *" heis a guitarist who tempers extreme technical skill with poetic sensitivity." (''
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'', 26 August 1962, p. 88) *"The lovely and gifted Renata Tarrago plays Tarrega's music as one to the manner born." (''Records in review'', 1960) *"No se trate de ningún reparo de monta dada la relevante calidad del disco que el soberano '
Concierto de Aranjuez The ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (, "Aranjuez Concerto") is a classical guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the mos ...
' – sin discusión possible, la obra musical Española más hermosa de la postguerra – alcanza máxima y gran expresión por mano de la Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, el director
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y la guitarrista Renata Tarragó.
(Fernando Quiñones, "Música: tres importantes piezas españolas," ''Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos'', no. 106, October 1958, p. 101)
*"En la señorita Renata Tarragó convergen grandes cualidades: exquisita sensibilidad y excelente formación musical, adquirida desde su infancia. Ambas le permiten abordar y enfrentarse con repertorio varlado, de diversas expresiones, como en el de este concierto.

*"En su reciente jira por la acogedora
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, los éxitos más apoteóticos jalonaron las actuaciones de Renata y Graciano Tarragó; éxitos que fueron aquilatados justamente por toda la crítica austríaca. Con ocasión de un concierto celebrado en el más fastuoso de los palacios de Viena, el más exigente de los críticos de esta ciudad prodigó a nuestros magníficos artistas unos elogios excepcionales, calificando a la gentil intérprete de «reina sin corona del Palacio Schoenbrunn».... El programa ... estuvo a cargo de Renata Tarragó que, con una claridad de estilo y una emoción de sentida y seria interpretación fidelísima, nos ofreció unas versiones intensas, ricas en contrastados colores acústicos, de las citadas composiciones. Su técnica magistral, su delicadeza y suavidad en la pulsación, el sonido limpio, diáfano, perlado de su guitarra y el tótal dominio de matices junto a su exquisite sensibilidad, contribuyeron a que su actuación fuera premiada con entusiastas ovaciones. Pocas veces nos es dable atender an intérpretes tan calificados como Renata Tarragó.
(''El Mundo Deportivo'', 29 January 1956, p. 2)


Recordings

*With Victoria de los Ángeles: **''El testament d'amelia; Catalonia, traditional'' (The Gramophone Co., n.d.) **''Tengo que subir; Asturias, traditional'' (The Gramophone Co., n.d.) **''Playera; Andalusia, traditional'' (The Gramophone Co., n.d.) **''Seventeen traditional songs of Spain'' (HMV, 1950s) **''El cant des ocells; Catalonia; Din dan boleran'' (HMV, 1950s) **''Canción de trilla; Parado de Valldemosa: bolero-Mallorca; Nik baditud; Andregaya: Vascongadas'' (HMV, 1951) **''Ahí tienes mi corazón fandango castellano-León; La ví llorando: Castilla la Vieja-Santander; Ya se van los pastores: Castilla la Vieja-Soria'' (HMV, 1951) **''Si quieres saber coplas granadinas, Andalucía; Playera: Andalucía'' (HMV, 1951) **''El rossinyol; El testament d'Amelia; Cataluña'' (HMV, 1951) **''Campanas de Belén Jaeneras que yo canto: Andalucía; A dormir ahora mesmo: canción de cuna: Murcia'' (HMV, 1951) **''Adiós meu homino Miña nay por me casare: Galicia, tradicional; Tengo que subir: Asturias, tradicional'' (HMV, 1952) **''Chants folkloriques espagnols'' (1952) **''Spanish songs'' (RCA Victor, 1954) **''Canciones populares españolas'' (HMV, 1958) **''Canciones populares españolas Selección n. 1'' (Odeón, 1960) **''Canciones populares españolas Selección n. 2'' (Odeón, 1960) **''17 chants folkloriques espagnols'' (HMV, 1960s) *With Graciano Tarragó: **''Dos guitarras españolas'' (Hispavox, 1958) *Solo: **''Música española para guitarra: Autores antiguos, Obras de Fernando Sor'' (Hispavox, 1958) **''Homenaje a Tárrega'' (Hispavox, 1958) **''Concierto de Aranjuez para guitarra y orquesta'' (Hispavox, 1958; Columbia, 1959) **''Guitarra española suite'' (Columbia, 1959) **''Concierto de Castilla'' (Columbia, 1962) **''Zarabanda y double guitarra'' (Hispavox, 1963) **''Quintet, no. 1, in D major, op. 37, for guitar and string quartet, and Quintet no. 3, in E minor, op. 50, no. 3, for guitar and string quartet'' (Musical Heritage Society, 1964) **''Música del Renacimiento español'' (Vergara, 1965) **''Deadfall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (20th Century Fox Records, 1968)


References


External links

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''Biografia de Renata Tarragó Fàbregas: Guitarrista, professora de música''
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''Gracià Tarragó''
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