Argenta conducted the first commercial recording of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, with Regino Sainz de la Maza as the soloist.
Concierto is named after the featured 19-minute jazz version of the classical piece for guitar, Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo.
Rey de la Torre gave the US première of Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo on November 19, 1959, with the Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Robert Shaw.
Rodrigo's title recalls his Concierto de Aranjuez, which is considered one of the pinnacles of the Spanish music.
On November 6, 1940 he played the guitar at the premiere of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez in Barcelona conducted by César Mendoza Lasalle.
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Concert appearances have included playing Rodrigo's "Fantasia para un Gentilhombre" with the BBC Concert Orchestra and "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra at Duke’s Hall.