Miriam K. Smith, Sandra Wright Shen - Momentum (2022) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Miriam K. Smith, Sandra Wright Shen
- Title: Momentum
- Year Of Release: 2022
- Label: Azica Records
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:01:26
- Total Size: 271 mb / 1.26 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: I. Andante grave
02. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: II. Moderato
03. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
04. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): I. Introduzione
05. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): II. Serenata
06. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): III. Aria
07. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): IV. Tarantella
08. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): V. Minuetto e finale
09. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 1, Modéré
10. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 2, Sans vitesse et à l’aise
11. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 3, Vite et nerveusement rythmé
Cello and piano make for two of the most comfortable musical bedfellows - at least when they are paired correctly. And if anyone doubts that, Momentum will clear up any lingering misapprehensions.
Duetting first, and so dramatically, through Prokofiev’s Cell Sonata in C Major; shifting then to Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne; and wrapping it all up with Boulanger’s Three Pieces For… , the 16 year old Smith’s astonishing cello and Shen's so-sympathetic piano ensure that Smith's second album is as emotionally intricate as it is musically dramatic.
Her interpretation of the Prokofiev piece, written just a year after the composer’s music was banned in his native Soviet Union, is as defiant… even insouciant… as it was surely intended to be; and her Stravinsky effortlessly captures the piece’s roots in the ballet Pulcinella, its grace and buoyancy an irresistible invitation to dance.
The crowning glory, however, is her take on Boulanger, a Parisienne composer whose repertoire, as Smith’s own liner notes make clear, “is too small. She gave her life’s work to teaching.” The Three Pieces themselves are brief, barely eight minutes in length, but such stately grandeur is encapsulated therein that the instruments appear almost to be playing themselves.
Smith’s liners, too, are fascinating, explaining her choice of title for the album, and drawing parallels between the three composers. They are largely geographical. The performances here, however, uncover many more.
01. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: I. Andante grave
02. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: II. Moderato
03. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
04. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): I. Introduzione
05. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): II. Serenata
06. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): III. Aria
07. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): IV. Tarantella
08. Suite Italienne from "Pulcinella", K034 (Version for Cello & Piano): V. Minuetto e finale
09. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 1, Modéré
10. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 2, Sans vitesse et à l’aise
11. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 3, Vite et nerveusement rythmé
Cello and piano make for two of the most comfortable musical bedfellows - at least when they are paired correctly. And if anyone doubts that, Momentum will clear up any lingering misapprehensions.
Duetting first, and so dramatically, through Prokofiev’s Cell Sonata in C Major; shifting then to Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne; and wrapping it all up with Boulanger’s Three Pieces For… , the 16 year old Smith’s astonishing cello and Shen's so-sympathetic piano ensure that Smith's second album is as emotionally intricate as it is musically dramatic.
Her interpretation of the Prokofiev piece, written just a year after the composer’s music was banned in his native Soviet Union, is as defiant… even insouciant… as it was surely intended to be; and her Stravinsky effortlessly captures the piece’s roots in the ballet Pulcinella, its grace and buoyancy an irresistible invitation to dance.
The crowning glory, however, is her take on Boulanger, a Parisienne composer whose repertoire, as Smith’s own liner notes make clear, “is too small. She gave her life’s work to teaching.” The Three Pieces themselves are brief, barely eight minutes in length, but such stately grandeur is encapsulated therein that the instruments appear almost to be playing themselves.
Smith’s liners, too, are fascinating, explaining her choice of title for the album, and drawing parallels between the three composers. They are largely geographical. The performances here, however, uncover many more.
Year 2022 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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