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Recorded on 07/17/2007, uploaded on 01/27/2009

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Trio No.1 Op. 35              Joaquin Turina

I.  Prelude and Fugue; II. Theme and Variations; III. Sonata

The Trio was written in 1926, and was awarded the National Music Prize by the Spanish State. The work is dedicated to Her Royal Highness the Infanta Isabel de Borbón.  This is the first of four trios Turina wrote and is completely classical in form with three movements.

The first movement opens with a slow introduction in which the violin and cello present first a melancholy descending passage, followed by the dotted rhythm of the piano. The Prelude ends with violin and cello once more, before the brighter mood of the fugue, its contrapuntal texture largely concealed in the more elaborate piano writing.  The theme of the 2nd movement is entrusted first to the cello, joined by the violin, with a chordal accompaniment from the piano. The Spanish character of the material is apparent in the first variation that starts a series of further variations based on Spanish dance rhythms. The last movement offers a variety of thematic material leading to a contrasting second theme. The first lilting theme provides a frame work for other material including reminiscences of the fugal theme of the first movement and a final return to the opening of the first movement.      The Lincoln Trio

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.