I. Lento – Allegro molto moderato; II. Molto vivace; III. Lento – Andante mosso – Allegretto
Joaquín Turina was
born in Seville in 1882, the son of a painter. The Seville of his childhood and
adolescence remained an important element in his life and work. His father,
while aware of his son's musical abilities, had intended a career for him in
medicine, but was willing to allow his son to develop his musical gifts. The younger Turina traveled to Paris, where
he studied with Moritz Moszkowski and Vincent d'Indy. Paris brought him in contact
with leading French and Spanish composers and performers—including Debussy—whose
influence on his music was perceptible.
The
Piano Trio No.2 in b minor, Opus 76, was completed in 1933. The first movement
is introduced by three bars marked Lento, before a full-textured Allegro
molto moderato is launched. A gentler secondary theme appears, interrupted
by a passage with a melancholy cello theme, extended by the violin, before the
tranquility is replaced by the return of the modified Allegro molto moderato and the secondary theme. The second movement, in a very Spanish 5/8 meter, has
the two string instruments offering a rapid accompaniment to the emphatic
chords of the piano. This is interrupted by a passage of greater serenity,
before the onward momentum is resumed. In the last movement, the cello, joined
by the violin, makes a strong opening statement, before ominous piano chords
enter. The mood changes, as the
movement continues with Turina's French training and Spanish rhythmic and
melodic inspiration never far away. IMC
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Joaquin Turina
Trio No. 2 in b minor, Op. 76 Play
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I. Lento – Allegro molto moderato; II. Molto vivace; III. Lento – Andante mosso – Allegretto
Joaquín Turina was born in Seville in 1882, the son of a painter. The Seville of his childhood and adolescence remained an important element in his life and work. His father, while aware of his son's musical abilities, had intended a career for him in medicine, but was willing to allow his son to develop his musical gifts. The younger Turina traveled to Paris, where he studied with Moritz Moszkowski and Vincent d'Indy. Paris brought him in contact with leading French and Spanish composers and performers—including Debussy—whose influence on his music was perceptible.
The Piano Trio No.2 in b minor, Opus 76, was completed in 1933. The first movement is introduced by three bars marked Lento, before a full-textured Allegro molto moderato is launched. A gentler secondary theme appears, interrupted by a passage with a melancholy cello theme, extended by the violin, before the tranquility is replaced by the return of the modified Allegro molto moderato and the secondary theme. The second movement, in a very Spanish 5/8 meter, has the two string instruments offering a rapid accompaniment to the emphatic chords of the piano. This is interrupted by a passage of greater serenity, before the onward momentum is resumed. In the last movement, the cello, joined by the violin, makes a strong opening statement, before ominous piano chords enter. The mood changes, as the movement continues with Turina's French training and Spanish rhythmic and melodic inspiration never far away. IMCMore music by Joaquin Turina
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