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Works list 2020 – NOW

  /  Works list 2020 – NOW
Works list 2020 – now

Five pieces, originally improvised in a free studio session, re-transcribed and revisited, featuring elements of aleatoric technique together with elements of jazz and fusion. Might be a great platform for the advanced pianists to start improvising themselves!   Listen to AERIS Listen to FIELDS OF QUIET Listen to GROUND SPEED Listen to MORPHES Listen to REFLECTIONS Listen to SPRING DROPS

Much of the musical material in the piece comes from Jewish prayer chants (`piutim`) of the Northern Africa, Spain, Morocco and Andalusia communities tradition, going back many hundred years back in time. Such is the main theme of the first movement, based on the Yom Kippur piut "Shamati Shim`ekha" ("שמעתי שמך") as well as the ending motif, which is a melody from another Yom Kippur piut "Ki Gadol Yom" ("כי גדול יום"). The last movement is based on the melody from a Kabbalistic prayer before breaking the bread - "Lemivyza Al Rifta" ("למבצע על ריפתא"). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkR4XtFCamI

Archi-textures by Uri Brener takes its cue from the famous aphorism attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music.” The piece treats musical time and space as an architectural continuum, inviting the listener to hear structure as if moving through a succession of constructed forms.​At the core of the work lies a seemingly simple melodic line whose true complexity is only revealed through a large-scale, or “mega-”, canon. This technique subjects the melody to strict repetition at a fixed one-bar distance, so that its full harmonic ramifications emerge cumulatively, much as a single geometric motif

The Second Sonata for violin and piano in E minor was written as a tribute to the neo-romantic tradition, with the central tonal axis existing alongside many other different colors, both polytonal and atonal. Motifs of the first movement resonate with those characteristic of Rachmaninoff, the last of the late romantics. The second movement, much in a spirit of "De Profundis" ("Out of the depths")  is a type of monody that strives to reach out from the lowest register to new heights each time only to collapse to the bottom again, all this without any harmonic foundation. Only in the

A piece commissioned by members of the unique Israeli-Iranian cooperation project, Myrna Herzog, Israel (Viola da Gamba) and Mahan Esfahani, Iran/Czech Republic (Harpsichord), was premiered by the Duo at the Felicia Blumenthal Festival, Tel-Aviv, 2022. he piece is based on traditional Persian tunes. The particular instrumentation imparts specific sound color to the music, akin to that of Persian instruments, such as santur and tar. Publications: Scodo (Universal Edition) Performances: 24 March, 7 pm., Myrna Herzog, viola da gamba (Israel-Brazil) and Mahan Esfahani (Iran - Czech Respublic), harpsichord at the Felicja Blumental Music Festival in the gallery of the Mizne-Blumental Collection of the Tel-Aviv

This piece is a set of variations on the iconic tune by Paganini, very diverse in their technique and style. It continues a very rich and manifold tradition, starting with Liszt and Brahms down to Rachmaninoff and Lutosławski. Original version of the piece features two brass instruments (trumpet and trombone), which upon the first glance could not be more distant from violin in their sound and technique. In this version Paganini`s piece “homes home” back to the realm of string instruments and virtuoso cello technique. Another distinct characteristic of this piece is that almost every variation represents a different epoch,

The musical-visual show "12 Sons, Moons and Moods", composed in cooperation with a trombone performer and multi-artist Elias Faingersh, was commissioned and premiered at the International Festival "Promised Caucasus" in cooperation with the worldwide renown trumpet virtuoso Sergei Nakariakov. The show consists of short musical stories, each of which tells about the unique character of the forefather`s Jacob twelve sons, denoting the parallels between them and the signs of the Zodiac and imparting them with properties of archetypes. The use of such means as live electronics and video projection on an ultra-thin screen allows the audience to be immersed in

The piece was commissioned by the "Atar" trio in 2021 and it is the third piece for this ensemble in Brener`s compositions list. The musical texture is built on a contrast between minimalistic and reflective elements, reminiscent of water flow (or energy or thought for that matter- hence the name of the piece, of course), and between more rhythmically defined elements, which have their roots in the world of jazz. The inherent contrast results in clashes between the two elements while each gets one gains some of its counterpart`s characteristics. In the bottom line, all the ingredients turn into one

Second Violin Concerto by Uri Brener (2023) OP.114 This concerto can be heard as a vivid musical journey in three acts, where lyric confession, struggle, and mercurial play are held together by a strong dramatic logic. The violin emerges as a narrator whose voice moves freely between intimacy, heroism, and mischievous irony. First movementThe concerto opens unusually, with a solo cadenza that appears almost before the piece has begun, as if the violin were thinking aloud in a private, introspective monologue. This fragile, searching voice is then abruptly confronted by a powerful orchestral entrance, whose sheer force seems to negate the introverted

The piece is a kind of a ballad composed on the text by a Russian-Israeli poet Igor Khentov, telling the story of musicians who perished in the Holocaust  through the story of their respective musical instruments. The text is partially sung and partially recited by the soloist as a narration, thus creating a more dramatic way to  convey the tragic account.  Performances: World premiere Ashkelon, Yad Lebanim Hall, March, 3, 2023 w Nadezhda Gaidukova, mezzo , Tatjana Beltser, Evgeny Voskobojnikov, Irina Saveljeva and Anton Andreev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA6P5GnFv4A

Symphony based on the master piece by Dante in four movements. It reflects upon the notion of afterlife in the Renaissance and it`s rethinking from the perspective of our time, specifically after the atrocities and the mass destruction that occurred in XX century. I - "Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost." (Dante) [Dante`s wood. Three beasts. Virgil. Dante`s doubts. Beatrice`s spirit.] II - "The path to paradise begins in hell." (Dante) [Acheron. Circles of hell. Restless wind. Furies.] III - "There is no greater sorrow than

“The Phoenix” (2018) for flute, viola and harp Many times we see life as a fleeting thing, a meager moment between two abysses, as the famous saying of Rabbi Ibn Ezra goes “The past does not exist, the future is yet to come, and the present is like a blink of an eye”. But a deeper look reveals that life and death are only two sides of the same coin and are not opposites. This is actually what the legend about the immortal bird called “Phoenix”, which originates in many cultures and also in the Jewish midrashic literature, teaches us. This is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW0PHH6K1uU A Sonic Reflection Between Depths and Hope Composed around the B-A-C-H motif in a homage to Johann Sebastian Bach - whose unwavering trust in God endured despite profound hardships- this piece embarks on an extraordinary journey through deep darkness and hope. With its rich textures and poignant expressivity, it crafts a spellbinding narrative across three organically unfolding movements, each flowing into the next with an inevitability that mirrors the cycles of struggle and renewal in human existence. From the first stirring notes to the final, enigmatic resolution, the composition captivates the listener, leaving an indelible mark on the soul. First

The piece is based on biblical account of a mighty confrontation between patriarch Jacob and an angel, which symbolizes confrontation with the powers that are trying to exterminate or undermine the role of Jewish nation as God`s witness in this world among the nations. It is an eternal fight of human spirit against outside powers that are seemingly much stronger, yet are unable to break this spirit, no matter the circumstances. Even in the darkest moments of human history, Jewish and human spirit has remained undefeated and unsubdued. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itNbQ9ZKejk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo8F4pF7p6w