Repertoire
Andrei’s repertoire covers a broad range of styles and periods, from the classical and romantic clarinet literature to contemporary works, chamber music and transcriptions. This variety reflects his interest in the clarinet not only as an orchestral instrument, but also as a strong and expressive solo voice.
For clarinet with orchestra
Johann Stamitz — Concerto in B-flat Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Concerto in A Major
Bernhard Henrik Crusell — Concerto No. 2
Franz Krommer — Concerto No. 2
Carl Maria von Weber — Concertino
Carl Maria von Weber — Concerto No. 2
Ferruccio Busoni — Concertino
Sergei Taneyev — Canzona
Aaron Copland — Concerto
Artie Shaw — Concerto
Oscar Navarro — Concerto No. 2
Anton Prischepa — Fantasie-Concerto
For clarinet with piano
Carl Maria von Weber — Grand Duo Concertant
Carl Maria von Weber — Variations, Op. 33
Gioachino Rossini — Introduction, Theme and Variations
Johannes Brahms — Sonata No. 1
Johannes Brahms — Sonata No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns — Sonata
Robert Schumann — Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Claude Debussy — Première Rhapsodie
Charles-Marie Widor — Introduction et Rondo
Bohuslav Martinů — Sonatina
Nikolai Rakov — Sonata
Francis Poulenc — Sonata
Leonard Bernstein — Sonata
Malcolm Arnold — Sonatina
Witold Lutosławski — Dance Preludes
Alexander Tsfasman — Intermezzo
Joseph Horovitz — Sonatina
Donato Lovreglio — Fantasia da Concerto on Themes from La Traviata
Luigi Bassi — Fantasia da Concerto on Themes from Rigoletto
Béla Kovács — After You, Mr. Gershwin!
Béla Kovács — Sholem-alekhem, Rov Feidman!
Alexander Rosenblatt — Fantasie on Themes from the Opera Carmen
Pablo de Sarasate / arr. Nicolas Baldeyrou — Carmen Fantasy
Anton Prischepa — 12 Etudes-Tableaux
Andrei Eshpai — Evening Shadows
Alban Berg — 4 Pieces
Gary Powell Nash — Deformation and Tranquillity
For clarinet solo
Gaetano Donizetti — Studio primo
Anton Stadler — Trois Caprices
Igor Stravinsky — Three Pieces
John Cage — Sonata
Edison Denisov — Sonata
Elena Firsova — Sonata
Béla Kovács — Hommage à M. de Falla
Jörg Widmann — Fantasie
François Benda — Fragments
Bruno Mantovani — Bug
Iris ter Schiphorst — Fünf Miniaturen plus Coda
Chamber music
Clarinet and Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Quintet for clarinet and string quartet
Carl Maria von Weber — Quintet for clarinet and string quartet
Johannes Brahms — Quintet in B minor for clarinet and string quartet
Clarinet, Strings, and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Trio “Kegelstatt” for clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms — Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello, and piano
Max Bruch — 8 Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano
Béla Bartók — Contrasts for clarinet, violin, and piano
Sergei Prokofiev — Overture on Hebrew Themes for clarinet, string quartet, and piano
Paul Schoenfield — Trio (I movement) for clarinet, violin, and piano
Igor Stravinsky — L’Histoire du soldat for violin, clarinet, and piano
Anton Webern — Quartet, Op. 22 for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and piano
Gérard Grisey — Vortex Temporum I & II for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and piano
Winds and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven — Quintet, Op. 16 for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano
Camille Saint-Saëns — Tarantella for flute, clarinet, and piano
Camille Saint-Saëns — Caprice sur des airs danois et russes for flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano
Donato Lovreglio — Fantasie on Themes from the Opera Norma for clarinet, oboe, and piano
Multiple Clarinets / Mixed Ensemble
Amilcare Ponchielli — Il Convegno, Divertimento for two clarinets and piano/orchestra
Béla Kovács — Greetings from the Balkan for two clarinets and piano
István Kohán — Konzertstück à la Feidman for two clarinets and piano
Thierry Escaich — Tango-Virtuoso for clarinet quartet
Steve Reich — New York Counterpoint for ensemble of 11 clarinets
Anton Prischepa — Black & White Photos for clarinet, flute, and violin
Wind Chamber Music
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Chôros No. 2 for flute and clarinet
Gordon Jacob — Introduction and Fugue (performed in transcription for two flutes and clarinet)
Malcolm Arnold — Three Shanties for wind quintet
Jacques Ibert — Deux Mouvements for two flutes, clarinet, and bassoon
Jacques Ibert — Trois pièces brèves for wind quintet
Alexander Zemlinsky — Humoreske (Rondo) for wind quintet
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Trio, W182 for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
Dai Fujikura — Twin Tweets for flute and clarinet
Igor Stravinsky — Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Larger Ensemble Works
Camille Saint-Saëns — Carnival of the Animals
Maurice Ravel — Introduction et Allegro for harp, string quartet, flute, and clarinet