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Naxos

Turina: Complete Piano Trios / Trío Arbós

$19.99

Details

Composer
TURINA
Artist
Trío Arbós
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 01, 2002
Catalog #
8555870
UPC
747313587025

About

Madrid-based Trío Arbós offers a compellingly performed survey of Joaquin Turina's four piano trios, works that document the evolution of his singular style, which was grounded in French models but with increasing and brilliantly effective use of traditional Spanish idioms. Turina composed the F major trio (here recorded for the first time) in 1904 during his years of study in Paris, and it reflects the influence of César Franck transmitted through the tutelage of Vincent d'Indy. A stern and declamatory first movement introduction leads to an Allegro of a kinder but no less dramatic countenance. The Andante's deeply somber mood (with its stirring central section, wonderfully rendered by Arbós) is effectively whisked away by the brightly dancing scherzo in 5/4, while the grandiose Finale employs Franck's cyclic principle of restating all the work's main themes before drawing to an emphatic close.

Turina's Trio No. 1 (1926) and Trio No. 2 (1933) reflect his immersion in the music of Debussy (whose evocative style he seamlessly melded into his own), while the "fantasy trio" Círculo (1936) contains Turina's most overtly Spanish music--nowhere more so than the Mediodía (midday) movement, with its shifting moods of dancing gaiety and contemplation. The Arbós players capture and relay these elements with stunning fidelity, and overall their performance, rich in native color and rhythmic intensity, surpasses the Beckova Trio's recent recording on Chandos. Indeed, the Arbós' emotional authenticity in all four works reflects its profound identification with Turina's style. Only Naxos' bright and somewhat harsh recording is less than ideal (especially when compared with the warmer, fuller sound on Chandos); but this need not prevent anyone from enjoying this remarkable collection.
--Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude and Fugue 07:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude and Fugue
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  2. 2 II. Theme and Variations 08:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Theme and Variations
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  3. 3 III. Sonata 06:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sonata
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  4. 4 I. Lento - Allegro molto moderato 06:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Lento - Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  5. 5 II. Molto vivace 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Molto vivace
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  6. 6 III. Lento - Andante mosso - Allegretto 05:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Lento - Andante mosso - Allegretto
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  7. 7 I. Amanecer 04:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Amanecer
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  8. 8 II. Medlodia 02:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Medlodia
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  9. 9 III. Crepusculo 04:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Crepusculo
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  10. 10 I. Allegro ma non tanto 08:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  11. 11 II. Andante 07:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  12. 12 III. Allegro alla danza 02:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro alla danza
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós
  13. 13 IV. Andante grandioso - Prestissimo - Cantabile - Andante grandioso 06:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Andante grandioso - Prestissimo - Cantabile - Andante grandioso
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Ensemble
    Trío Arbós