9 December 1882, Seville - 14 January 1949, Madrid
Joaquín Turina composed for the piano throughout his entire life. His enormously large body of piano works begins with the Piano Quintet Op.1 and ends with the three piano pieces for the short cycle "Desde mi terraza" Op.104 from 1947. In between lie over 80 works for solo piano, piano chamber music and songs.
Check out the PIANOVERSAL listening tips! All details about Turina's works with piano can be found in the PIANOVERSALRegister.
PIANOVERSAL listening tips: Joaquín Turina
There is a complete recording of all piano works by pianist Jordi Masó:
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Rapsodia Sinfónica for piano & orchestra Op.66
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
Recorded: 1983, Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England
youtube_Turina_rapsodia
Zapateado, Op.8, No.3
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
Recorded: 1974, Kingsway Hall, London
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Trío nº 2 Op. 76, para violín, violoncello y piano (1933)
Jon Kimura Parker, piano. Stephen Tavani, violín. Ronald Leonard, violonchelo.
1. Lento / Allegro molto moderato
2. Molto vivace
3. Lento / Andante mosso / Allegro vivo
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Círculo Op. 91 - Fantasía para piano, violín y violonchelo (1936)
Trío Arbós: Juan Carlos Garvayo, piano; Cecilia Bercovich, violín; José Miguel Gómez, violonchelo
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El poema de una sanluqueña - Fantasia per violino e pianoforte Op. 28 (1923-1924)
I. Ante el espejo
II. La canción del lunar
III. Alucinaciones
IV. El rosario en la iglesia
Roland Roberts, violino & Miyako Hashimoto, pianoforte
"Cantares" aus den "Poemas en forma de canciones" Op.19 (1917)
Teresa Berganza, mezzosoprano
Félix Lavilla, piano
recorded: 1975
The official website about Turina is highly recommended. It contains a wealth of in-depth background information (in Spanish).
www.joaquinturina.com
More about Turina's piano music can be found in the PIANOVERSALRegister.
Joaquín Turina: Composer of the Week No. 11 / March 2018