JOAQUÍN TURINA : Piano Quartet, Quintet & Sextet (Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet • Paul Coletti) (1994) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Claves continues it series of recordings dedicated to Joaquín Turina (together with Granados, de Falla and Albéniz one of Spain’s most important modern composers) with its release of Vol. IV of the Turina Edition. Like Vol. III, this recording contrasts chamber music from different periods of Turina’s life – for the most part with the first representative recordings of these works.

These compositions vividly illustrate Turina’s development from a rather conservative style to his unique, highly personal incorporation of Andalusian colors with French impressionistic techniques: starting with the traditional Piano Quintet, Op. 1, proceeding to the highly pictorial Piano Sextet, Op. 7 «Scène andalouse» and climaxing with the Piano Quartet, Op. 67. The Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet (with guests) brilliantly performs this unique Spanish music. Claves

Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)

1-3    Piano Quartet, Op.67

4-7    Piano Quintet, Op.1
Christine Busch - Violin

8-9    Piano Sextet, Op.7, "Scène Andalouse" for Viola Solo, Piano & String Quartet
Paul Coletti - Viola Solo
Christine Busch - Violin
Anna Barbara Duetschler - Viola

Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet :
Piano - Friedemann Rieger
Violin - Nora Chastain
Viola - Paul Coletti
Cello - Francis Gouton