Moritz Ernst - Reiner: Complete Works for Solo Piano (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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Moritz Ernst - Reiner: Complete Works for Solo Piano (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 124:16 minutes | 916 MB
Classical | Label: NEOS Music, Official Digital Download

Reiner's music exudes a joy of experimentation, virtuosity, and expressiveness. Even as a young man, he combined dance rhythms, jazzy overtones, and modal tonal language with avant-garde ideas, influenced by his teachers Alois Hába and Josef Suk. His three piano sonatas, from the athematic-atonal No. 1 (1931) to the expressive "Victory" No. 2 (1940) to the politically committed No. 3 (1961), represent milestones of Czech modernism. In between, he composed humorous miniatures such as Minda-Minda, demanding cycles such as the Three compositions (1965) and late pieces such as the radically modern germs (1974).

Reiner's biography is inextricably linked to the history of the 20th century: As a Jew in the "Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia," he was banned from performing, yet he survived deportation, Auschwitz, and the death march. After 1945, he shaped the musical life of Czechoslovakia, but after the "Prague Spring," he became a target of censorship. Despite performance bans, he remained artistically unbroken until the end.

This complete recording is not only a rediscovery, but also a tribute to an exceptional musician who always demanded everything from his instrument – technically, sonically, and emotionally. The spectrum ranges from sharp-edged avant-garde to subtle sound painting, from playful wit to profound seriousness. Anyone who delves into Reiner's sound worlds discovers a composer who was often ahead of his time – and whose music sounds more relevant today than ever.

Tracklist:
CD1
01. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 1, Moderato
02. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 2, Allegretto
03. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 3, Moderato
04. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 4, Allegro
05. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 5, Živě
06. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 6, Allegro moderato
07. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 7, Moderato
08. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 8, Allegro
09. 9 Veselých improvizací: No. 9, Rychle
10. 27 Malých invencí: No. 1, Moderato
11. 27 Malých invencí: No. 2, Andante
12. 27 Malých invencí: No. 3, Allegretto
13. 27 Malých invencí: No. 4, Moderato
14. 27 Malých invencí: No. 5, Allegro energico
15. 27 Malých invencí: No. 6, Allegro moderato
16. 27 Malých invencí: No. 7, Andantino
17. 27 Malých invencí: No. 8, Allegro comodo
18. 27 Malých invencí: No. 9, Allegro scherzando
19. 27 Malých invencí: No. 10, Allegro energico
20. 27 Malých invencí: No. 11, Poco allegretto
21. 27 Malých invencí: No. 12, Energico
22. 27 Malých invencí: No. 13, Allegro
23. 27 Malých invencí: No. 14, Allegro vivo. Energico
24. 27 Malých invencí: No. 15, Moderato - Poco rubato
25. 27 Malých invencí: No. 16, Allegretto con tenerezza
26. 27 Malých invencí: No. 17, Allegretto
27. 27 Malých invencí: No. 18, Vivace
28. 27 Malých invencí: No. 19, Allegro assai
29. 27 Malých invencí: No. 20, Allegro vivo. Energico
30. 27 Malých invencí: No. 21, Allegro assai
31. 27 Malých invencí: No. 22, Allegro assai. Scherzando
32. 27 Malých invencí: No. 23, Allegro scherzando
33. 27 Malých invencí: No. 24, Molto vivace
34. 27 Malých invencí: No. 25, Allegro energico
35. 27 Malých invencí: No. 26, Allegretto
36. 27 Malých invencí: No. 27, Allegro
37. 5 Jazzových studií: No. 1, Allegro moderato
38. 5 Jazzových studií: No. 2, Allegro
39. 5 Jazzových studií: No. 3, Valse
40. 5 Jazzových studií: No. 4, Poco sostenuto
41. 5 Jazzových studií: No. 5, Moderato
42. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10: I. Allegro energico
43. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10: II. Andante con moto
44. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10: III. Allegro con brio
45. Dvanáct: I. Úvod - Moderato
46. Dvanáct: II. Rychle
47. Dvanáct: III. Pohodlné
48. Dvanáct: IV. Pochod
49. Dvanáct: V. Těžce
50. Dvanáct: VI. Hravě
51. Dvanáct: VII. Malý Slow Fox
52. Dvanáct: VIII. Etuda
53. Dvanáct: IX. Zvolna v 5/4 taktu
54. Dvanáct: X. Veselé
55. Dvanáct: XI. Malá mezihra
56. Dvanáct: XII. Finale
57. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 1, Moderato
58. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 2, Allegretto
59. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 3, Allegro
60. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 4, Sostenuto
61. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 5, Allegro
62. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 6, Moderato
63. Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 7, Animato

CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 Vítězstvi: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 Vítězstvi: II. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 Vítězstvi: III. Tempo di polka
04. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 Vítězstvi: IV. Allegro con brio
05. Piano Sonata No. 3: I. Energico
06. Piano Sonata No. 3: II. Andante
07. Piano Sonata No. 3: III. Allegro
08. 3 Skladby: No. 1, Allegro
09. 3 Skladby: No. 2, Interludium
10. 3 Skladby: No. 3, Burleska
11. Zárodky: No. 1, Poco maestoso
12. Zárodky: No. 2, Allegretto
13. Zárodky: No. 3, Andante, sempre poco rubato
14. Zárodky: No. 4, Allegro energico
15. Zárodky: No. 5, Andante rubato
16. Zárodky: No. 6, Allegro vivo
17. Zárodky: No. 7, Moderato
18. Zárodky: No. 8, Vivo

foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-09-27 18:46:47

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Analyzed: Moritz Ernst / Reiner: Complete Works for Solo Piano
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.25 dBFS -23.75 dBFS 0:48 01-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 1, Moderato
DR14 -8.71 dBFS -27.26 dBFS 0:35 02-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 2, Allegretto
DR11 -8.73 dBFS -23.59 dBFS 0:36 03-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 3, Moderato
DR11 -7.07 dBFS -22.95 dBFS 0:24 04-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 4, Allegro
DR10 -11.58 dBFS -27.75 dBFS 0:44 05-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 5, Živě
DR11 -9.34 dBFS -25.31 dBFS 0:37 06-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 6, Allegro moderato
DR13 -3.93 dBFS -21.15 dBFS 0:51 07-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 7, Moderato
DR11 -9.38 dBFS -26.79 dBFS 0:39 08-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 8, Allegro
DR11 -0.21 dBFS -18.80 dBFS 0:34 09-9 Veselých improvizací: No. 9, Rychle
DR13 -10.02 dBFS -28.56 dBFS 0:51 10-27 Malých invencí: No. 1, Moderato
DR10 -15.72 dBFS -31.70 dBFS 0:28 11-27 Malých invencí: No. 2, Andante
DR12 -15.65 dBFS -30.60 dBFS 0:20 12-27 Malých invencí: No. 3, Allegretto
DR11 -12.26 dBFS -28.87 dBFS 0:37 13-27 Malých invencí: No. 4, Moderato
DR11 -8.21 dBFS -24.36 dBFS 0:19 14-27 Malých invencí: No. 5, Allegro energico
DR12 -10.65 dBFS -28.30 dBFS 0:27 15-27 Malých invencí: No. 6, Allegro moderato
DR12 -7.80 dBFS -25.28 dBFS 0:20 16-27 Malých invencí: No. 7, Andantino
DR11 -11.93 dBFS -27.65 dBFS 0:27 17-27 Malých invencí: No. 8, Allegro comodo
DR11 -10.00 dBFS -25.85 dBFS 0:18 18-27 Malých invencí: No. 9, Allegro scherzando
DR9 -6.66 dBFS -25.18 dBFS 0:15 19-27 Malých invencí: No. 10, Allegro energico
DR11 -12.85 dBFS -27.47 dBFS 0:33 20-27 Malých invencí: No. 11, Poco allegretto
DR10 -9.92 dBFS -26.19 dBFS 0:29 21-27 Malých invencí: No. 12, Energico
DR10 -15.95 dBFS -30.90 dBFS 0:18 22-27 Malých invencí: No. 13, Allegro
DR12 -6.58 dBFS -22.76 dBFS 0:22 23-27 Malých invencí: No. 14, Allegro vivo. Energico
DR10 -16.54 dBFS -33.25 dBFS 0:46 24-27 Malých invencí: No. 15, Moderato - Poco rubato
DR12 -14.47 dBFS -29.71 dBFS 0:30 25-27 Malých invencí: No. 16, Allegretto con tenerezza
DR11 -13.56 dBFS -30.34 dBFS 0:23 26-27 Malých invencí: No. 17, Allegretto
DR12 -6.40 dBFS -22.68 dBFS 0:15 27-27 Malých invencí: No. 18, Vivace
DR11 -8.71 dBFS -24.27 dBFS 0:16 28-27 Malých invencí: No. 19, Allegro assai
DR11 -3.56 dBFS -20.69 dBFS 0:21 29-27 Malých invencí: No. 20, Allegro vivo. Energico
DR9 -8.75 dBFS -23.52 dBFS 0:24 30-27 Malých invencí: No. 21, Allegro assai
DR10 -9.33 dBFS -23.66 dBFS 0:20 31-27 Malých invencí: No. 22, Allegro assai. Scherzando
DR10 -11.63 dBFS -27.42 dBFS 0:26 32-27 Malých invencí: No. 23, Allegro scherzando
DR11 -9.58 dBFS -29.10 dBFS 0:18 33-27 Malých invencí: No. 24, Molto vivace
DR11 -0.10 dBFS -22.13 dBFS 0:19 34-27 Malých invencí: No. 25, Allegro energico
DR9 -4.95 dBFS -23.34 dBFS 0:24 35-27 Malých invencí: No. 26, Allegretto
DR13 -0.97 dBFS -22.02 dBFS 0:57 36-27 Malých invencí: No. 27, Allegro
DR12 -6.75 dBFS -23.22 dBFS 1:04 37-5 Jazzových studií: No. 1, Allegro moderato
DR13 -4.43 dBFS -23.30 dBFS 1:34 38-5 Jazzových studií: No. 2, Allegro
DR13 -6.85 dBFS -25.04 dBFS 1:50 39-5 Jazzových studií: No. 3, Valse
DR13 -5.70 dBFS -24.26 dBFS 2:04 40-5 Jazzových studií: No. 4, Poco sostenuto
DR13 -5.13 dBFS -21.96 dBFS 2:23 41-5 Jazzových studií: No. 5, Moderato
DR16 -1.64 dBFS -23.37 dBFS 4:36 42-Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10: I. Allegro energico
DR16 -4.07 dBFS -26.50 dBFS 6:37 43-Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10: II. Andante con moto
DR16 -1.93 dBFS -24.78 dBFS 3:50 44-Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10: III. Allegro con brio
DR15 -7.59 dBFS -31.46 dBFS 1:25 45-Dvanáct: I. Úvod - Moderato
DR12 -7.11 dBFS -22.80 dBFS 0:42 46-Dvanáct: II. Rychle
DR14 -5.87 dBFS -24.72 dBFS 1:05 47-Dvanáct: III. Pohodlné
DR14 -4.17 dBFS -22.65 dBFS 0:50 48-Dvanáct: IV. Pochod
DR16 -7.15 dBFS -30.24 dBFS 2:04 49-Dvanáct: V. Těžce
DR13 -5.98 dBFS -23.11 dBFS 1:12 50-Dvanáct: VI. Hravě
DR13 -4.25 dBFS -25.27 dBFS 1:14 51-Dvanáct: VII. Malý Slow Fox
DR14 -2.98 dBFS -21.80 dBFS 0:53 52-Dvanáct: VIII. Etuda
DR13 -13.15 dBFS -32.41 dBFS 2:48 53-Dvanáct: IX. Zvolna v 5/4 taktu
DR13 -7.24 dBFS -24.63 dBFS 0:35 54-Dvanáct: X. Veselé
DR12 -8.83 dBFS -25.75 dBFS 0:40 55-Dvanáct: XI. Malá mezihra
DR14 -3.19 dBFS -22.64 dBFS 1:09 56-Dvanáct: XII. Finale
DR11 -14.10 dBFS -29.16 dBFS 0:47 57-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 1, Moderato
DR10 -9.49 dBFS -24.54 dBFS 0:34 58-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 2, Allegretto
DR12 -6.46 dBFS -24.18 dBFS 0:31 59-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 3, Allegro
DR10 -10.99 dBFS -26.86 dBFS 0:29 60-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 4, Sostenuto
DR13 -7.01 dBFS -23.05 dBFS 0:24 61-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 5, Allegro
DR13 -10.66 dBFS -30.27 dBFS 1:09 62-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 6, Moderato
DR11 -6.44 dBFS -23.79 dBFS 0:42 63-Minda-Minda, Op. 31: No. 7, Animato
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Number of tracks: 63
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1079 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-09-27 18:46:47

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Analyzed: Moritz Ernst / Reiner: Complete Works for Solo Piano
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.71 dBFS -21.60 dBFS 5:57 01-Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 "Vítězstvi": I. Allegro moderato
DR20 -8.96 dBFS -37.64 dBFS 9:58 02-Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 "Vítězstvi": II. Andante
DR14 -5.13 dBFS -23.50 dBFS 2:42 03-Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 "Vítězstvi": III. Tempo di polka
DR15 -2.17 dBFS -21.41 dBFS 4:40 04-Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 "Vítězstvi": IV. Allegro con brio
DR14 -2.07 dBFS -21.97 dBFS 5:04 05-Piano Sonata No. 3: I. Energico
DR15 -2.29 dBFS -24.54 dBFS 8:04 06-Piano Sonata No. 3: II. Andante
DR15 -1.97 dBFS -23.30 dBFS 4:59 07-Piano Sonata No. 3: III. Allegro
DR15 -0.78 dBFS -22.68 dBFS 2:53 08-3 Skladby: No. 1, Allegro
DR15 -8.37 dBFS -30.90 dBFS 4:08 09-3 Skladby: No. 2, Interludium
DR16 -4.27 dBFS -23.99 dBFS 3:07 10-3 Skladby: No. 3, Burleska
DR18 -4.46 dBFS -29.73 dBFS 2:19 11-Zárodky: No. 1, Poco maestoso
DR12 -15.93 dBFS -34.01 dBFS 0:42 12-Zárodky: No. 2, Allegretto
DR14 -16.67 dBFS -35.43 dBFS 1:29 13-Zárodky: No. 3, Andante, sempre poco rubato
DR15 -5.32 dBFS -25.80 dBFS 1:04 14-Zárodky: No. 4, Allegro energico
DR13 -11.09 dBFS -30.74 dBFS 2:18 15-Zárodky: No. 5, Andante rubato
DR14 -7.49 dBFS -26.79 dBFS 1:08 16-Zárodky: No. 6, Allegro vivo
DR16 -4.85 dBFS -28.45 dBFS 1:49 17-Zárodky: No. 7, Moderato
DR15 -7.42 dBFS -27.97 dBFS 1:12 18-Zárodky: No. 8, Vivo
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR15

Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 964 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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