Collected Works Of Beth Mehocic
Navona, 2022
8/10
Listen to Collected Works Of Beth Mehocic
A listen that spans the many different avenues of Beth Mehocic’s work, the tracks present include commissioned pieces, tone poems, and various styles all fleshed out with incredible attention to detail.
“Piece By Piece” starts the listen with strings, winds and brass interacting with much mystery as Ladislav Bilan’s frisky percussion adds much to the unpredictable, quirky climate, and “Somewhere Between D And C” follows with the Trio Casals bringing their strings and keys to the tense meets bare moments of highly calculated songwriting.
“Concerto For Piano And Orchestra” lands in the middle and is a fuller display of lush chamber sounds that benefits much from Charlene Farrugia’s skilled piano and the Croatian Chamber Orchestra, while “Left Of Winter” recruits the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra for the rumbling and cinematic swells of firm musicianship.
Near the end, “Picasso’s Flight” quivers with highly manipulated violins, violas and Zachary Reaves’ cello, and “Tango Concerto” exits the listen with the Zagreb Festival Orchestral emitting warmth via the accordion, bandoneon, piano and strings.
Tragically, this is a post-humous release as Mehocic passed away earlier this year. She leaves behind an impressive body of work that includes more than 100 works, and the pieces here serve as an important collection of a truly unique and dedicated artist.
Travels well with: The Music Of Michael Cohen- A Song For Silenced Voices; Trio Casals- Moto Finale