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Karel Reiner (1910-1979) was a prolific composer and was the only Czech composer to survive the Terezin Concentration Camp during the Second World War. This three-movement sonata, dating from the late 1950s, is standard repertoire in Central Europe and has been out of print for a number of years. The style is modern, adventurous, lyrical, acerbic, dramatic, rhythmic and advanced, with musical and technical challenges for both performers. This is a worthy addition to the serious solo repertoire and has been recorded a number of times. Karel Reiner's Sonata for double bass and piano was composed in 1958 and published by Panton a year later. The three movement work is dedicated to professor Frantisek Hertl and is both a lyrical and melodic work within a modern and contemporary idiom. It uses much of the range of the solo double bass and exploits the cantabile qualities of the instrument, set against an accompaniment of expressive tone colours and a rich harmonic palette. This is an important mid-20th century work which should find its place into the standard repertoire. The first movement has a heroic and triumphal character, contrasted by the more funereal and soulful lament of the second movement. The finale is in the form of a scherzo, and recalls the Czech matenik (an old Czech dance in variable time), and is full of humour, rhythm and energy. The Sonata had been out of print for a number of years and was very pleased to create a new edition with the help and support of the composer's widow, Mrs Hana Reinerova.
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