Joaquín Turina is the composer who best represents Andalusian musical nationalism. Turina did not seek to base his compositions on specific popular melodies (even though he did occasionally employ them), but to portray the «spirit», the atmosphere, the landscape and the emotions of a culture. He considered it his mission to portray his fellow countrymen accurately as well as poetically. Moreover, he felt it was his duty to give expression to that which often was left unsaid: the ambiance of the land and the typical Andalusian sensitivity, thereby avoiding all stereotypes and clichés.

Turina found his stylistic calling in the music of the French impressionists, in the rhythms, accents and melodic nuances of traditional Andalusian music. This recording offers stunning examples of the nuances and colors of Turina’s musical language, here performed by the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada under the direction of Juan de Udaeta and with soloists Gabriella Dall’Olio, harp, and Ricardo Requejo, piano.