Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov - Miniatures - Pieces for Clarinet & Piano (2025) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Anastasia Schmidlin, Denis Zhdanov
Title: Miniatures - Pieces for Clarinet & Piano
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Prospero Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [48kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 41:45
Total Size: 357 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Miniatures - Pieces for Clarinet & Piano
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Prospero Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [48kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 41:45
Total Size: 357 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Five Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet” (Arr. for Clarinet & Piano by Federico Kurtz de Griñó): No. 1, Introduction. The Young Juliet (03:13)
2. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Five Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet” (Arr. for Clarinet & Piano by Federico Kurtz de Griñó): No. 2, Dance of the Knights (03:13)
3. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Five Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet” (Arr. for Clarinet & Piano by Federico Kurtz de Griñó): No. 3, Romeo with Father Lorenzo (02:18)
4. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Five Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet” (Arr. for Clarinet & Piano by Federico Kurtz de Griñó): No. 4, Tybalt’s and Mercutio’s Fight (01:21)
5. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Five Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet” (Arr. for Clarinet & Piano by Federico Kurtz de Griñó): No. 5, Farewell Before Parting. Juliet Alone (04:54)
6. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Trois danses de "La Nouvelle Cythère", for Clarinet and Piano: No. 1, Pavane. Assez lent (02:59)
7. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Trois danses de "La Nouvelle Cythère", for Clarinet and Piano: No. 2, Nocturne. Très lent (01:36)
8. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Trois danses de "La Nouvelle Cythère", for Clarinet and Piano: No. 3, Galop. Très vite (02:02)
9. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Andante for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major (02:59)
10. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Two Majorcan Pieces for Clarinet and Piano: No. 1, Paguera (02:20)
11. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Two Majorcan Pieces for Clarinet and Piano: No. 2, Valldemossa (01:07)
12. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano: No. 1, Allegro (00:56)
13. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano: No. 2, Andante cantabile (01:49)
14. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano: No. 3, Allegro ma non troppo (01:17)
15. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano: No. 1, Allegro molto (00:51)
16. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano: No. 2, Andantino (02:48)
17. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano: No. 3, Allegro giocoso (01:08)
18. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano: No. 4, Andante (03:23)
19. Anastasia Schmidlin & Denis Zhdanov – Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano: No. 5, Allegro molto (01:23)
This richly varied program takes listeners on a journey through 20th-century Europe, with music from Russia, France, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Poland. At its heart are vivid stage scenes, delicate miniatures, spirited dances, and impressionistic soundscapes – all infused with poetic intensity and rhythmic vitality.
It begins with a selection from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, heard here in a beguiling arrangement for clarinet and piano. These snapshots from Shakespeare’s drama blend striking contrasts: moments of tenderness, bursts of passion, and irresistible dance rhythms.
From there we travel to Germaine Tailleferre’s whimsical suite La nouvelle Cythère – a colorful, slyly humorous portrait of an imaginary island.
The three dances (Galop, Nocturne, Pavane) are presented in a fresh, musically inspired sequence that highlights their charm and variety. Othmar Schoeck’s rarely performed Andante offers a lyrical, dream-like interlude from Switzerland, while Joseph Horovitz’s Two Majorcan Pieces add a splash of Mediterranean warmth and wit.
Krzysztof Penderecki’s Three Miniatures surprise with their concise expressiveness and unexpected accessibility, leading into Witold Lutosławski’s Dance Preludes – a compact masterpiece of rhythmic vitality, folkloric sparkle, and compositional finesse.
Blending virtuosity with tonal imagination, this program offers a vibrant cross-section of Europe’s musical voices in the 20th century, brought to life through the intimacy of chamber music.
Anastasia Schmidlin, clarinet
Denis Zhdanov, piano
It begins with a selection from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, heard here in a beguiling arrangement for clarinet and piano. These snapshots from Shakespeare’s drama blend striking contrasts: moments of tenderness, bursts of passion, and irresistible dance rhythms.
From there we travel to Germaine Tailleferre’s whimsical suite La nouvelle Cythère – a colorful, slyly humorous portrait of an imaginary island.
The three dances (Galop, Nocturne, Pavane) are presented in a fresh, musically inspired sequence that highlights their charm and variety. Othmar Schoeck’s rarely performed Andante offers a lyrical, dream-like interlude from Switzerland, while Joseph Horovitz’s Two Majorcan Pieces add a splash of Mediterranean warmth and wit.
Krzysztof Penderecki’s Three Miniatures surprise with their concise expressiveness and unexpected accessibility, leading into Witold Lutosławski’s Dance Preludes – a compact masterpiece of rhythmic vitality, folkloric sparkle, and compositional finesse.
Blending virtuosity with tonal imagination, this program offers a vibrant cross-section of Europe’s musical voices in the 20th century, brought to life through the intimacy of chamber music.
Anastasia Schmidlin, clarinet
Denis Zhdanov, piano
