Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Joaquín Turina y Perez
Performer: Quatuor Byron, Matteo Mela
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aparté
Catalogue: AP308
Release: 2023
Size: 1.17 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Turina y Perez: La Oración del torero, Op. 34
Turina y Perez: String Quartet ‘De la guitarra’ Op. 4
02. I. Prélude. Andantino
03. II. Allegro moderato
04. III. Zortzico. Assez vif, mais dans un sentiment tranquille
05. IV. Andante quasi lento
06. V. Finale. Allegro moderato
07. Turina y Perez: Serenata for Strings, Op. 87
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet for guitar and string quartet, Op. 143
08. I. Allegro, vivo e schietto
09. II. Andante meso
10. III. Scherzo. Allegro con spirito, alla marcia
11. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Joaquin Turina and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco both carry Spain within them – the former because he was born there, the latter through his Spanish ancestors, exiled long before him.
The Byron Quartet bring together four of their works, shot through with Hispanic musical reminiscences – Turina’s youthful de la guitarra quartet, his Oración del torero (the ‘bullfighter’s prayer’) and his mature Serenata, with on Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s side his Quintet with Guitar and its movement ‘Souvenir d’Espagne’ (‘A Spanish souvenir’).
Just like the country that inspired them, each of these pieces stands at the crossroads of diverse influences, mingling d’Indy, Franck, Debussy, Schubert, Ravel, Andalusian music, flamenco… and of course the guitar, whose spirit runs through the whole programme, including the Quintet.