Turina: Canto a Sevilla

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JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Canto a Sevilla
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena

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Release Date: Monday 2 June 2014

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This is the latest disc in Juanjo Mena's ongoing series of Spanish orchestral music with the BBC Philharmonic and is his second featuring the works by Joaquín Turina, one of the leading Spanish composers of his generation.

The works recorded here are filled with the inspiration Turina found in his native Andalusia and particularly the city of Seville. La procesión del Rocío, Turina's first orchestral work, was inspired by memories of a procession held in the gypsy quarter of Seville and is filled with lively dance rhythms. Canto a Sevilla, a song cycle with orchestra, is a heartfelt tribute to Seville and its culture, taking on themes such as the vibrant Easter Procession, Seville beautiful ornamental fountains, and even a ghost that haunts the streets at night. Danzas gitanas, a collection of Andalusian gypsy dances, introduces a nocturnal atmosphere into a style normally characterised by bright orchestral colours and extravagant rhythmic intricacies. The Rapsodia sinfónica, one of his last works, represents a more mature, reflective composer. The use of piano and string orchestra limits the available palette of colours, Turina instead deciding to focus on the intimate relationship between the ensemble and soloist, a role here filled by Martin Roscoe.

"Soprano María Espada sings this music beautifully. Her voice is fresh and pure, and she colors the text expressively. Listen, for example, to her singing of the spooky El fantasma, the fifth movement. She's a real artist, and Juanjo Mena accompanies with both sensitivity to his soloist and gutsy enthusiasm in the orchestral movements. Noche de feria is particularly colorful and aptly festive, while the grand conclusion packs a real wallop....The remaining pieces round out the collection in satisfying fashion, with Martin Roscoe a fine soloist in the Rapsodia sinfónica, and the Danzas Gitanas a welcome rarity. The engineering is beyond reproach, too. This is one of the finest discs coming from the BBC Philharmonic in quite a while. Do try to hear it." ClassicsToday 9/9

"The fact that Turina was a skilled orchestrator is manifest throughout this disc in performances of La procesion del rocio and the Danzas gitans that have a shifting, subtle spectrum of coour delineating the music's light and shade, its sunshine and louring clouds, its sensuality and sinew." Gramophone

Tracks:

La Procesion del Rocio, Op. 9
Canto a Sevilla (7), Op. 37 (María Espada - soprano)
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op. 55
Rapsodia sinfonica, Op. 66 (Martin Roscoe - piano)