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Reinhold Schmölzer

Label: Unit Records
Released: 2026
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Tracks

Alpine Snow to River Song; Silence before Dawn; Mountain Time; Eternal Horizons,As Seen from above; Delizameria

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Recording Directors Johannes Berauer & Peter Lenz Recording Engineer Andreas Kapfer (Audiotope, Graz) Mixing Engineer Bruno Singer (sonus-media, Klagenfurt) Mastering Engineer Wolfgang Schiefermaier (Teldex Studio, Berlin) Artwork and graphics by Stefanie Kunckler

Album Description

Alpine Snow to River Song
This nearly fifteen-minute composition for Jazz Orchestra is built upon contrapuntal language, a defining feature of contemporary large-ensemble in jazz. Structured according to a palindro-
mic design, the form parts return in mirrored structure, creating a distinctive sense of balance and momentum. Yvonne Moriel (as) and Alois Eberl (tb) emerge as featured solo voices, alternating between lyrical expres-
sion and rhythmic intensity. The work traces the metaphorical transformation of alpine snow into a flowing river, combining formal sophistication with vivid musical storytelling.

Silence Before Dawn
Based on the fourth transposition of the fourth mode from Olivier Messiaen’s Modes of Limited Transposition, Silence Before Dawn is an atmospheric ballad for Tobias Hoffmann on tenor saxophone. Its meditative character evokes the stillness and anticipation of the moments before sunrise in the mountains. Subtle double-time passages provide fleeting contrasts, while the modal harmonic language creates a sense of suspended time and quiet contemplation.

Mountain Time
is a musical reflection on the timeless world of the mountains. The composition follows a journey into the high alpine landscape, capturing its vastness, silence,
and transformative power. The electronic sounds and special timbre of Raphael Meinharts vibraphone-solo enriches the sound palette and the unique beat and solo by Andreas Lettner on drums lends the music a strong sense of place and identity. Michael Lagger's Fender Rhodes solo adds a further highlight with its warm, floating sound.

Eternal Horizons, as seen from Above
Opening like the first light over snow-covered peaks, Eternal Horizons, as Seen from Above unfolds through a lyrical, fragile melody and expansive anthem-like orchestral writing. Lorenz Widauer (tp), Simon Harrer (tb), Marko Lackner (as) and Robert Unterköfler (ts) guide the listener through a landscape of broad horizons and majestic vistas. After a powerful climax, the music
gently returns to stillness, like mist settling over a mountain lake.

Delizameria
– an imaginary title – draws inspiration from the festive atmosphere of a village fair in Croatia’s Velebit region. At its center stands Hemma Pleschberger-Schmölzer on the hammered dulcimer, a very uncommon voice in the Jazz Orchestra, joined by Marko Lackner (cl/ss) and Lorenz Widauer (tp) as featured soloists. Blending jazz with elements reminiscent of Balkan folk traditions, the work creates a vibrant and colorful soundscape that celebrates cultural exchange, energy, and joy.