Listen & tracks
2 of 18 tracks have a preview · 7 works · 69:02
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Sonatina for violin and pianoPaul Constantinescu 3 movements10:01
- 1 Allegro moderato 2:53
- 2 Andante 3:26
- 3 Allegro assai 3:42
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4 Elegie for violin and piano Otmar Mácha 9:01
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Piano SonatinaTiberiu Olah 3 movements10:17
- 5 Allegro ritmico 4:03
- 6 Andante cantabile 2:50
- 7 Allegro ritmico 3:24
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Five Madrigal Stanzas for violin and pianoBohuslav Martinů 5 movements10:29
- 8 Moderato 2:32
- 9 Poco allegretto 1:55
- 10 Andante moderato 2:37
- 11 Scherzando, poco allegro 1:43
- 12 Poco allegro 1:42
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Partita for violin soloAlfred Mendelsohn 2 movements7:55
- 13 Prelude 2:45
- 14 Fugue 5:10
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15 Endeavour Bells for piano Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea 9:30
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Sonatina Semplice for violin and pianoPetr Eben 3 movements11:49
- 16 Allegro giusto 4:09
- 17 Moderato e cantabile 4:28
- 18 Vivace e accentato 3:12
This disc gathers music by Czech and Romanian composers written between the 1930s and 2008, among them Otmar Mácha, Alfred Mendelsohn, Tiberiu Olah and Bohuslav Martinů. Many of these composers drew on European folk music and neo-classical habits, so accessibility is a fair word for the programme. It suits listeners who want repertoire outside the usual mainstream without losing contact or warmth.
Chamber Mélange are two leading Monash University staff, Tamara Smolyar (piano) and Ivana Tomášková (violin). The release follows the earlier Monash Bridges programme (Bridges, Vol. 1).
In the artist’s words
The starting point was the sonic and symbolic variety of bells across cultures and times. Variation of bell sonorities comes with the different sizes, materials, forms, settings etc. But most importantly, the differences are due to their assigned significance within a culture. Bells are resonating bodies that are always calling for people’s emotional or practical responses. I have tried to combine features of bell sonorities from the Orthodox and Catholic Churches and also to give a flavour of bells ringing on James Cook’s ship Endeavour while circumnavigating the globe and discovering the east coast of Australia.
Artists
Chamber Mélange
ensemble
World class musicians Ivana Tomaskova (violin) and Tamara Smolyar (piano).
Petr Eben
composer
Petr Eben wrote prolifically for the organ, alongside vocal, choral and orchestral scores. His language is neoexpressionist with flashes of impressionist colour, often grown from public improvisation into lasting recital cycles.
Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea
composer
Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea is currently on the academic staff at Romania's National University of Music teaching musical analysis. She has written theatrical, orchestral, concertos, chamber and solo works, and has had her scores performed across Europe and in Australia.
Paul Constantinescu
composer
Otmar Mácha
composer
Bohuslav Martinů
composer
Bohuslav Martinů’s chamber music mixes folk-rooted melody with neo-classical drive: the Impromptu for violin and piano flashes with skittish dance and motor energy, while the Variations on a Slovak Theme give the cello a long, singing line of real warmth.
Alfred Mendelsohn
composer
Tiberiu Olah
composer
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Chamber Mélange · ensemble
- Ivana Tomášková · violin · all except track 15
- Tamara Smolyar · piano · tracks 1–12, 15–18
Technical credits
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Move Records Studio
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Thanks to
Monash University
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Credit
Ales Nebesky
Benjamin Thomas
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 69 minutes 2 seconds
- Release date
- 2010
- Categories
- Classical, Cross-cultural
- Musical work copyright
- © 2010 Monash University
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2010 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3342
- EAN
- 9314574334227
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Bridges, Vol. 1
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