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    Meredith Blecha-Wells, Sun Min Kim - Martinů: Small Storms (2017)

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    Meredith Blecha-Wells, Sun Min Kim - Martinů: Small Storms (2017)

    Meredith Blecha-Wells, Sun Min Kim - Martinů: Small Storms
    Classical, Chamber Music | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 58:36 min | 256 MB
    Label: Navona Records | Tracks: 31 | Rls.date: 2017

    Like many European composers alive during the World Wars, Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) was nomadic. But while most of these artists’ music changed drastically based on their location, Martinů’s compositional style consistently referenced the culture of his Czech heritage. SMALL STORMS – cellist Meredith Blecha-Wells’ debut record – contains Martinů’s duos for cello and piano from the latter half of his life, with the performances of Blecha-Wells and pianist Sun Min Kim fully embodying the folkloric sensibility and conservative style that typify the composer’s oeuvre.

    Blecha-Wells’ beautiful playing is especially apt at capturing Martinů’s oft-celebrated gift for melody and lyricism. Consistent with his Romantic and Neoclassicist predilections, the works featured on SMALL STORMS come from genres originating in the nineteenth century, and, in some cases, even earlier. In her variations, nocturnes, and arabesques, the cellist looks not to redefine these time-tested genres, but instead personalizes their forms within the composer’s characteristic musical language.

    Blecha-Wells’ rendition of Martinů’s Seven Arabesques for Cello and Piano and Nocturnes for Cello and Piano are emblematic examples of the composer’s mixture of the European Classical tradition, elements of his native Czech culture, and the influence of his contemporaries. “Adante,” the fourth movement of the Suite Miniature, works along these lines and sounds most heavily inspired by folk music. Conversely, “Adante Moderato” from Arabesque might be the most modernist, namely in its dissonance and use of irregular time signatures.

    Throughout SMALL STORMS, the duo’s playing blends wonderfully, no matter a passage’s virtuosity or simplicity. It should come as no surprise that Martinů’s cello writing is highlighted in this recording – Blecha-Wells’ lyrical warmth and powerful athleticism triumphantly illustrate why the composer welcomed her instrument’s entire expressive continuum in his music.

    Meredith Blecha-Wells’ work as an educator and cellist has brought her to colleges and concert halls across the globe, including performances as a soloist and chamber musician

    Blecha-Wells is currently an Associate Professor of Cello at Oklahoma State University, where she recently received the College of Arts and Sciences Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence

    Pianist Sun Min Kim is an acclaimed performer in his own right, having made his debut with Ulsan Symphony Orchestra in South Korea when he was only 13-years-old

    The works selected for SMALL STORMS all employ long-standing Classical genres and form, highlighting Martinů’s participation in the traditions of Romanticism, Twelve-Tonality, Historicism, and Primitivism. Blecha-Wells and Kim’s performances personalize these works while capturing the composer’s penchant for melody and lyricism

    TRACKLIST

    Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

    Variations on a Theme of Rossini (the prayer from Act III of "Moses"), H. 290
    1. Theme. Poco allegro - Allegro moderato (01:10)
    2. Var. 1, Poco allegro (00:54)
    3. Var. 2, Poco più allegro (01:37)
    4. Var. 3, Andante (02:19)
    5. Var. 4, Allegro (00:43)
    6. Theme. Vivo - Moderato maestoso (01:01)

    7. Ariette, H. 188b (01:44)

    7 Arabesques, H. 201 ''Études rhythmiques''
    8. No. 1, Poco allegro (01:39)
    9. No. 2, Moderato (02:12)
    10. No. 3, Andante moderato (02:35)
    11. No. 4, Allegro (02:05)
    12. No. 5, Adagio (02:41)
    13. No. 6, Allegretto (01:33)
    14. No. 7, Allegretto moderato (01:35)

    Suite miniature, H. 192
    15. I. Moderato (01:24)
    16. II. Poco andante (02:17)
    17. III. Poco moderato (01:12)
    18. IV. Andante (01:55)
    19. V. Poco allegro (01:14)
    20. VI. Allegretto (01:16)
    21. VII. Moderato (01:20)

    4 Nocturnes, H. 189
    22. No. 1, Andantino moderato (02:55)
    23. No. 2, Lento (06:19)
    24. No. 3, Moderato (03:47)
    25. No. 4, Allegretto moderato (02:04)

    Variations on a Slovakian Theme, H. 378
    26. Theme. Poco andante, rubato (01:32)
    27. Var. 1, Moderato (01:05)
    28. Var. 2, Poco allegro (01:21)
    29. Var. 3, Moderato (01:45)
    30. Var. 4, Scherzo, allegretto (02:04)
    31. Var. 5, Allegro (01:18)

    PERSONNEL
    Meredith Blecha-Wells, cello
    Sun Min Kim, piano

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