This album was recorded in Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany, across two sessions in June and October 2009.
Performer Biography
Carolina Ullrich, the soprano, won First Prize in the 2008-09 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the Princeton University Concerts Prize.
Composition History
Joaquín Turina was influenced by his compatriots Isaac Albéniz and Manuel de Falla to find musical inspiration in his Spanish heritage.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features an image titled 'Leaves on the Azulejos, Seville'.
Composer Biography
Joaquín Turina, the composer, was born in Seville in 1882 into a cultured family; his father was a well-known artist.
Performer Biography
Débora Halász, the pianist, made her debut with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra at the age of fifteen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joaquín Turina believed that the Farruca, a type of Andalusian dance, loses rhythmic vigor when sung but gains freedom of expression for the words.
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