This disc forms part of our ongoing Spanish Music series, performed by the BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena. Here the focus is on the orchestral works of the composer Joaquín Turina, one of the two leading Spanish composers of the twentieth century, the other being Manuel de Falla.Turina was a prolific composer, who in his sixty-seven years wrote more than one hundred works, in which he explored a wide range of classical genres, from symphonic music, solo piano pieces, and vocal works to ballet scores and chamber music. Most of these show the influences of traditional Andalusian music and folk tunes, often conveying feelings of rapture and immense exaltation, while also owing a debt to a range of French composers.Turina lived in Paris from 1905 to 1914, and during this time, while taking composition lessons from Vincent d’Indy and getting to know Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy, he absorbed certain aspects of the French style. These influences are particularly evident in Danzas fantásticas and Sinfonia sevillana. While both these works are heavily inspired by the sights and sounds of Turina’s native Seville, they also display hints of French impressionism, inevitably calling Debussy to mind.Turina was as thrilled by the sound and style of Andalusian folk singers as he was by folksong itself, and in terms of his songs, Poema en forma de canciones (Poem in the form of songs), originally for voice and piano, is probably the best known work. Here, as in ‘Farruca’ from Triptico, the orchestra and conductor are joined by the Spanish mezzo soprano Clara Mouriz for truly idiomatic performances.Ritmos (Rhythms) was written originally as a ballet, which never reached the stage; nevertheless it proved brilliantly effective in the concert hall. The score itself does not relate to any specific scenario, but follows a progression, which Turina himself described as ‘a gradual journey from darkness into light’.The Saeta is the only work on this disc in which Turina completely steps away from the influences of folk tuneinspired Andalusian dance rhythms. This is a beautifully written devotional song ‘in the form of a Salutation to the Virgin of Hope’.


  • Wykonawca Mouriz Clara
  • Data premiery 2013-03-01
  • Nośnik CD

SUPER AUDIO CD IN SURROUND SOUND This recording of orchestral works by Karol Szymanowski form part of the Polish Music series on Chandos, and is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner. These performers have impressed in their Lutosławski survey, which is part of the same series; in a review of volume 1, Gramophone described them as a veritable ‘dream team’. Symphony No. 2 by Szymanowski is a work of great power and ingenuity, with many passionate and varied contrasts in its use of solo instruments. Composed in 1909 – 10, it is widely considered the greatest orchestral work of the composer’s early period, not to mention one of the most important Polish symphonic compositions to date. Szymanowski himself thought very highly of it, and in August 1911 wrote in a letter to his fellow Polish composer Zdzisław Jachimecki: ‘How happy I am that this Symphony impressed you as I had wanted. I will frankly admit that I feel somewhat proud about its value. In some miraculous way I have managed during my work on it to resist all those garish phantoms which seduce “young and inexperienced” artists and to produce pure and uncompromising beauty in the way I personally understand it.’ The internationally acclaimed pianist Louis Lortie joins the orchestra and conductor in Symphony No. 4 of 1932, which the composer subtitled ‘Symphonie concertante’ in recognition of the near-soloistic role played by the pianist. Whereas Szymanowski’s early and middle works clearly reflect Wagner, Strauss, and Scriabin, this work is strongly influenced by Prokofiev, particularly in the finale, an agitated and daring movement reminiscent of the Russian composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3, composed about a decade earlier. Written in 1904 – 05 in a style recalling Wagner and Strauss, the Concert Overture is characterised by enormous expressiveness and gusto in the way it handles the expanding themes. Szymanowski inscribed the original score with part of the poem Witeź Włast by his friend Tadeusz Miciński: ‘I will not play you sad songs, O Shades! but will give you a triumph proud and fierce…’. This vivid imagery is perfectly in keeping with the music’s exuberant and vivacious character.


  • Wykonawca Lortie Louis
  • Data premiery 2013-01-01
  • Nośnik SACD

Lista utworów:1. Sinfonie Nr. 5 E - Moll Op. 642. 2. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza - Moderato Con Anima3. 3. Valse Allegro Moderato (Original Version)4. 4. Finale Andante Maestoso - Allegro Vivace (Original Version)5. Francesca Da Rimini - Orchestral Fantasy Opus 32 After Dante


  • Wykonawca Dudamel Gustavo
  • Data premiery 2009-02-20
  • Nośnik CD

Tracklista: Menotti Gian CarloAmahl And The Night Visitors1. Amahl! Amahl! (The Mother, Amahl)2. What Was Keeping You Outside (The Mother, Amahl)3. Don't Cry, Mother Dear (Amahl, The Mother)4. From Far Away We Come And Farther We Must Go (King Kaspar, King Melchior, King Balthazar)5. Amahl, Go And See Who's Knocking At The Door (The Mother, Amahl)6. Good Evening! (King Kaspar, King Melchior, King Balthazar, Amahl, The Mother)7. Are You A Real King (Amahl, King Balthazar, King Kaspar, The Mother, King Melchior)8. Have You Seen A Child (King Melchior, The Mother, King Balthazar, King Kaspar)9. Shepherds! Shepherdesses! (Shepherds, The Mother, King Melchior, King Kaspar, King Balthazar)10. Shepherds' Dance11. Thank You, Good Friends (King Balthazar, Shephards, Amahl, King Kaspar)12. All That Gold! All That Gold! (The Mother, The Page, King Melchior, King Balthazar, King Kaspar, Amahl)13. Oh, Woman, You May Keep The Gold (King Melchior, The Mother, Amahl, King Kaspar, King Balthazar)14. Look, Mother, I Can Dance (Amahl, King Kaspar, King Melchior, King Balthazar, The Mother, Shepherds) Menotti Gian CarloSebastian Suite (Excerpts)15. I. Introduction16. II. Barcarolle17. III. Street Fight18. IV. Cortege19. V. Sebastian's Dance20. VII. Pavane


  • Wykonawca Various Artists
  • Data premiery 2016-03-11
  • Nośnik CD

Utwory na orkiestrę Ottorino Respighiego, włoskiego kompozytora tworzącego w XX wieku inspirującego się dawną muzyką włoską i francuską okresu renesansu i baroku. Wykonawcy to Kyler Brown - organy i Chamber Orchestra of New York ‘Ottorino Respighi’ pod dyrekcją Salvatore Di Vittorio.


  • Wykonawca Chamber Orchestra of New York , Brown Kyler
  • Data premiery 2014-05-12
  • Nośnik CD

Tracklista: CD 1 1. Allegro Maestoso - Tempo Giusto 2. Quasi Adagio 3. Allegretto Vivace 4. Allegro Animato 5. Allegro Marziale Animato CD 2 1. Piano Sonata In B Minor, S178/R21 CD 3 1. Allegro Con Fuoco 2. Allegro Non Molto 3. Allegro Sempre Legato 4. Allegretto 5. Moderato 6. Molto Agitato 7. Allegretto Con Molta Espressione 8. Allegro Con Spirito 9. Allegretto Grazioso 10. Moderato 11. Allegro Grazioso 12. Allegro Non Troppo CD 4 1. No. 1 In C Major. Presto 2. No. 2 In A Minor. Molto Vivace 3. No. 3 In F Major. Poco Adagio 4. No. 4 In D Minor. Allegro Patetico 5. No. 5 In B Flat Major. Egualmente 6. No. 6 In G Minor. Largo Patetico 7. No. 7 In E Flat Major. Allegro Deciso 8. No. 8 In C Minor. Presto Strepitoso 9. No. 9 In A Flat Major. Andantino 10. No. 10 In F Minor. Presto Molto Agitato 11. No. 11 In D Flat Major. Lento Assai 12. No. 12 In B Flat Minor. Andantino CD 5 1. Reveries - Passions 2. Un Bal 3. Scene Aux Champs 4. Marche Au Supplice 5. Songe D'une Nuit De Sabbat CD 6 1. Harold Aux Montagnes 2. March De Pelerins 3. Serenade 4. Orgie De Brigands CD 7 1. Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen 2. Du Bist Die Ruh 3. Erlkonig 4. Die Junge Nonne 5. Gretchen Am Spinnrade 6. Der Wanderer 7. Standchen 8. Ave Maria CD 8 1. Phantasiestuck Uber Motive Aus Rienzi Santo Spirito Cavaliere, S439/R272 2. Elsas Brautzug Zum Munster 3. Ballade Aus Dem Fliegenden Hollander, S441/R274 CD 9 1. Larghetto 2. Marcia Funebre. Adagio Assai 3. Andante Con Moto


  • Wykonawca Various Artists
  • Data premiery 2011-11-28
  • Nośnik CD+DVD

Tracklista: 1. Batalla In C 2. Paso Sobre El Himno, 'O Gloriosa Virginum' 3. Preludio Y Intento En Fa 4. Tiento Para Harpa O Organo 5. Tiento De Falsas 6. Tiento Ileno 7. Anonymous Piece 8. Cornet 9. Magnificat Quarti Toni 10. 4 Versos Tertii Toni 11. Tiento Sobre, 'Qui La Dira' 12. La Romanesca Con Cinque Mutanze 13. Chorale And Variations.'Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten' 14. Tiento De 1 Tono De Mano Derecha 15. Toccata De Pasque 16. Variations On Pange Lingua 17. Guarda Questa Offerta 18. Ti Esalto 19. Good Tidings Are Announced 20. Toccata


  • Wykonawca Various Artists
  • Data premiery 2011-08-01
  • Nośnik CD / Album