Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: guitar
Song Meaning of “Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio” by Joaquín Rodrigo
This song, composed by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo, speaks to us of the love and longing of two soulmates who were separated by circumstance and are now eternally apart.
The piece begins with a melancholic solo guitar melody that is both introspective and moving. It conveys the feelings of sorrow, anguish and despair of a person separated from their beloved. The slow tempo of the melody suggests the bittersweet memories of the moments they shared together.
The music then transitions to a more optimistic tempo expressing the hope of a reconciliation as the guitar is joined by violins and a flute all playing in unison. The harmony created by these instruments underscores the yearning of one for the other despite their separation.
The music then crescendos to an end as the guitar’s melancholic melody returns, evoking the inevitable truth that no matter how hard either of them try, they can never be reunited. The soulmates’ love is doomed to fade with time, but they will never forget each other.
The song ‘Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio’ is then a tribute to a love that could never quite be fulfilled.