from Turina: Chamber Music (CDA67889) 1 Lento – Fugue (à l'inverse) – Allegro moderato [6'48] 20 minutes 49 seconds 3 tracks2 Thème et Variations 1-5 [7'29] 3 Sonate: Allegro [6'32] ‘There's a gentle melancholy to overtly Spanish pieces such as La oración del torero and a warm, beguiling tunefulness to … the Piano Quartet, Op 67, all seductively played by The Nash Ens ... ‘This excellent CD of chamber music … the performances throughout by these outstanding musicians, who are clearly wholly committed to Turina's music, are deeply impressive. The recording quality ... ‘The near-masterpieces here … are the splendid Piano Trio Op 35, the A minor Piano Quartet Op 67, and the Violin Sonata, played with searing tone and rhythmic dash by Marianne Thorsen and Ian Bro ... |