Martinu, B :: Sextet
Martinu, B
Bohuslav Martinu presents the Sextet H 174 in Eb Major for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons, and piano.
The Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, composed in 1936 and consisting of four movements, demonstrates the overt influence of Ravel and of Martinu's mentor Roussel. It opens with a chipper, cheeky Allegro poco moderato, followed by a pastoral Adagio in 3/4 time. Next comes an energetic Allegretto, a scherzo and trio in standard A-B-A form, with syncopated rhythms and accents suggestive of both Czech dance music and jazz, two idioms frequently used by the composer throughout his career. The concluding Moderato opens with an extended and somewhat discordant piano solo, followed by several discrete sections that, for this listener at least, do not cohere; this rather unsatisfying movement seems like a needless add-on that does not fit with the rest of the work, which forms a quite satisfying whole without it. As so often with Martinu, there are numerous quirky little byways at various points that bring to mind Robert Frost s allusion to roads not taken.
- James A. Altena
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