Ultima Zăpadă (The Last Snow), for Soprano and Piano - PDF

Ultima Zăpadă (The Last Snow), from Five Songs for Soprano and Piano on Poems by Agnesa Rosca, Op. 10 (2013-2015) (in Romanian language). Vocal range: C#4 to B5. Duration: 4'. Includes the English translation. PDF, 8 pages.

Premiered by Tatiana Costiuc, soprano and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova on May 28, 2015.

Five Songs for Soprano and Piano on Poems by Agnesa Rosca, Op. 10 (2013-'15) (in Romanian language)
1. Illuminating and Warming Life
2. The Wind Breathes
3. The Last Snow
4. The Stars
5. Beautiful Country

Alexander Timofeev's Ultima Zăpadă ("The Last Snow") for Soprano and Piano (2014) is a mesmerizing art song that encapsulates the transient beauty of winter’s final moments through delicate musical imagery. Set to a poetic Romanian text, the piece unfolds with crystalline fragility—Timofeev’s piano writing evokes the hasteless waltzing dance of the falling snowflakes with rippling arpeggios and suspended harmonies, while the soprano line floats with an ethereal, introspective grace. The harmonic language blends impressionistic glow with subtle dissonances, creating a soundscape both wistful and luminous. Soprano Tatiana Costiuc brings this evocative work to life with a performance of exquisite sensitivity, her voice gliding effortlessly between tender pianissimos and soaring lyricism. Her nuanced phrasing and pure, radiant tone perfectly capture the song’s atmosphere of quiet transformation, as if embodying the last sigh of winter before spring’s arrival. Together, Timofeev’s composition and Costiuc’s interpretation create a hauntingly beautiful meditation on impermanence and renewal.