In the Mist

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Label
DUX
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Leos Janacek, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann
    • PERFORMER
      Min Jung Lee
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      5902547019246
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DUX1924
    • LABEL
      DUX
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Piano
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Naše večery (Our Evenings)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    2. No. 2. Lístek odvanutý (A Blown Away Leaf)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    3. No. 9. V pláči (In Tears)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    4. No. 10. Sýček neodletěl! (The Barn Owl has not Flown Away!)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    5. I. Andante

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    6. II. Molto adagio

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    7. III. Andantino

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    8. IV. Presto

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    9. No. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    10. No. 2. Kuriose Geschichte (A Strange Story)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    11. No. 3. Hasche-Mann (Catch-as-catch-can)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    12. No. 4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    13. No. 5. Glückes genug (Happy Enough)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    14. No. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    15. No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    16. No. 8. Am Kamin (By the Fire-side)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    17. No. 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobby-horse)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    18. No. 10. Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    19. No. 11. Fürchtenmachen (Frightening)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    20. No. 12. Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    21. No. 13. Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    22. I. Allegro

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    23. II. Andantino

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    24. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Un poco più lento

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Min Jung Lee

    25. IV. Rondo: Allegretto - Presto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Min Jung Lee


This album features some of the most beloved works from the piano repertoire, all united by a common theme of distant reminiscences of lost happiness-either directly expressed in the titles of the pieces or subtly woven into the music, as in Schubert's Sonata in A Major, written just months before his death. It is both a tribute to Beethoven's style and a quintessential example of Schubert's unique blend of intimate emotions, expressed through lyrical motifs. While the virtuosic pianism is never absent, it takes a back seat to the emotional depth and expressiveness at the heart of the work. The cycles of Leos Janacek were composed during the darkest period of his life. His On an Overgrown Path memorializes his daughter, who tragically passed away, while In the Mists with it's transparent texture and innovative harmonies captures the internal void and confusion of the composer. Schumann's Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) evokes the perspective of an adult looking back with nostalgia, longing for the simplicity and innocence of childhood. The music, with it's straightforward and sometimes naive language, mirrors the idealized view of the past. Min Jung Lee, a versatile and sensitive artist, delivers a deeply evocative interpretation. In her delicate readings, she perfectly captures the essence of these compositions, painting a misty portrait of the personal experiences of the composers, transposed into musical form on the staff.