One of THE HOBBLEDEOY’S all-time favorite films is writer/director Mark Herman’s Brassed Off (1996). This scene features the legendary Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Stephen Tompkinson, and Ewan McGregor, but the true star here is the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, who perform the music.
The Concierto de Aranjuez is 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 most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century.
Usually performed as a guitar concerto, the flugelhorn arrangement of the Adagio was by Kevin Bolton.
If you have not seen this film, you must. Not currently available on Netflix or Amazon, it’s worth a trip to borrow from the local library.
Rodrigo wrote this after his wife miscarried. They made him the Lord of the gardens he wrote this music for in Aranjuez.
John Roche thank you for this post. I’ve always loved this piece by Rodrigo and appreciate knowing this about the background.
I stumbled on this accidentally and enjoyed every minute of it..now I will have to find the film myself !
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115744/
you can see it here