Aristea Mellos

““Aristea Mellos’ Preludes, Book I constitutes a substantial and distinctive addition to the Australian solo piano repertoire. The twelve preludes combine autobiographical inspirations with a sophisticated and flexible musical vocabulary, engaging in affectionate dialogue with pianistic tradition. The whole is an elegantly balanced cycle from an important emerging voice.””

“Two pieces from Aristea Mellos’s Preludes Book One make me want to hear the entire cycle; I’m especially drawn to Prelude No 10’s lilting impressionism.””

“It’s an unusual release that’s at once unnerving and awe-inspiring...The Songs of Resignation suite of four pieces weaves the works of Alexandrian Greek poet Constantine Cavafy with dissonant but superb harmonies.”

“The best example of this is the four pieces that make up “Songs of Resignation,” with beautiful but shifty chord progressions set to Greek poet C.P. Cavafy’s mournful words about a once-promising life passing by without fulfilment.”

“Not only is Mellos’s Sonata teeming with compositional invention, it demonstrates a flair for idiomatic piano writing and a strong sense of what might appeal greatly to a piano recital audience.”