Progetto Martha Argerich

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Joaquin Turina

Quartet in A min. Op. 67

 

Joaquín Turina’s musical career was heavily influenced by the example of Isaac Albéniz, on the one hand, and, on the other, by such models as César Franck and Vincent d’Indy, which he absorbed deeply during the course of his studies in Paris. Upon returning to Madrid in 1914, Turina turned decisively to Iberian folklore and gave the best of himself precisely in works that capably evoke – through the proper colours and the right feeling for effects – the world of Andalusia from which he came. Turina also left a noteworthy output of chamber music, most of it still little known but, on the whole, worthy of the greatest attention. Within this repertoire, one piece that shines forth is undoubtedly the Quartet in A minor for piano and strings, Op. 67, which was composed in 1933. It consists of only three movements (Lento, Vivo and Andante), in which robust melodic writing, intertwined with Spanish folkloristic elements, is welded to instrumental scoring of impressionistic ancestry.

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1. Lento – Andante mosso
2. Vivo
3. Andante – Allegretto

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