Along with Falla, Albéniz, Granados and Mompou, Joaquín Turina made an outstanding contribution to Spanish piano repertoire. As a proud Andalusian, he openly admitted the local inspiration behind his work: ‘I want to sing of love and sadness, searching out that little corner of the Andalusian spirit that looks out to the wider world’. This first volume of Turina’s complete piano music features one of his most popular works, the Danzas fantásticas, better known in its orchestral version (recorded on Naxos 8.555955) but originally conceived for piano. The first set of Danzas gitanas, inspired by the gypsy world of Granada, met with immediate and enormous success.
Tracklist
Artist details
Turina, Joaquín
Danzas fantásticas, Op. 22 (version for piano)
1 Exaltacion (Exaltation) 04:54
2 Ensueno (Fantasy) 05:52
3 Orgia (Orgy) 04:43
3 Danzas andaluzas (3 Andalusian Dances), Op. 8
4 Petenera 03:45
5 Tango 03:52
6 Zapateado 04:11
Danzas gitanas (Gypsy Dances), Op. 55
7 Zambra 03:37
8 Danza de la seduccion (Dance of Seduction) 02:52
9 Danza ritual (Ritual Dance) 03:05
10 Generalife 01:38
11 Sacro-monte 01:50
Danzas gitanas (Gypsy Dances), Op. 84
12 Fiesta de las calderas (Fiesta of the Cauldrons) 04:03
13 Circulos ritmicos (Rhythmic Circles) 01:35
14 Invocacion (Invocation) 01:22
15 Danza ritmica (Rhythmic Dance) 01:22
16 Seguiriya 02:25
2 Danzas sobre temas populares españolas, Op. 41
17 Cadena de seguidillas (Chain of seguidillas) 01:57
18 El arbol de Guernica (The Tree of Guernica) 02:56
Bailete (Suite of Nineteenth-Century Dances), Op. 79
19 I. Entrada 01:58
20 II. Tirana 02:15
21 III. Bolero 02:29
22 IV. Danza de corte 01:44
23 V. Fandango 02:37
Total Playing Time: 01:07:02
