Several mid-20th-century composers, though prolific, are remembered mostly for a single piece of music. Think of Carl Orff and his “Carmina Burana” or Ferde Grofé’s “Grand Canyon Suite.” And, ...

It’s something of a surprise to learn that not only was Rodrigo not a guitarist himself (the writing is so convincing) but that he was a pupil of Paul Dukas. Not surprisingly, the success of the ...