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Society of Composers, Inc. New Music Series
Capstone Records [CPS-8712]
Featured Work: Concerto Concertante per Sei Instrumenti
Description:
Concerto Concertante per Sei Instrumenti Opus 7, scored for two pianos and string quartet, drws its inception from Isaiah 6:3: two Seraphims cry out to each other "Holy, holy,holy is the Lord of hosts". This line embodies both the inspirational and essential propelling force behind the work's three movement (I. Duo Seraphim, II. Interludium, III. Omaggio a Raphael) as it includes giving homage in title and spirit to two divinely inspired artistic heralds: Monteverdi and Raphael.
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Music for the film documentary 'Writing on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall'
Etoile International Productions, co-producers John J. Michalczyk & Ronald A. Marsh.
Description:
For the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the documentary memorializes the history of the Wall as an oppressive structure dividing East Berlin from West Berlin (August 1961-November 1989), whose collapse brought about a new unified Germany.
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Berlin Suite Opus 15
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Berlin Suite is an 8-movement suite for string quartet composed for the film documentary 'Writing on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall' performed by the Hawthorne String Quartet.
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Solo & Chamber Works
Musica Omnia (mo0309)
Featured Works:
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano Opus 3 (1993)
Mysterium doloris quintae (Tropen-Kreuz) Opus 6 (1997) for solo piano
Sonata-Mazur (Aus der Ferne...) Opus 8 (2001) for violin and piano
Glocken-Spiel Opus 11 (2004) for violin, viola, cello and piano
Description:
This debut collection for Musica Omnia comprises instrumental works for solo, duo, trio and quartet. A sophisticated interweaving of technique and imagination leads us on a pilgrimage through rich and varied landscapes of breath-taking intensity, enhanced by performances of remarkable virtuosity. |
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Kinderkreuzzug
Musica Omnia
Description:
Ralf Gawlick's Kinderkreuzzug, a cantata for children's chorus and chamber ensemble, is a work at once eloquent and powerful. It casts and extraordinary spell over the listener, amplifying the poignant and tragic text of Bertolt Brecht in a raw and visceral way. The spectacle of three youth choirs, both individually and in combination, as well as their accompaniment by the sparest of instrumental combinations, powerfully converys the subject of "war, and the pity of war" in the words of Wilfred Owen, the poet for Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, the work that Ralf Gawlick's piece most directly evokes.
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Quando il Fiume Giallo si acchiararà
Musica Omnia
Description:
The great Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci spent 27 years in China and died in Beijing in 1610. In addition to theological writings, he also produced works in the fields of horology, hydraulics, optics, observational astronomy, surveying, music, geography and geometry, among other things.
After Ricci died, his fellow Jesuits published his journal. Quando il Fiume Giallo si acchiararà (Frammenti ricciani), scored for alto voice, violin and cello includes texts from Ricci's journal/diary in (a) the original Italian (Italian-Ricci), (b) the translated Latin edition by Nicolas Trigault (Latin-Ricci/Trigault), (c) Trigault's own Latin and Portuguese commentary contribution in this journal translation (Latin-Trigault), and (d) from Ricci's Chinese writings. The texts are anchored by a musical ritornello that sets a central prayer from St. Ignatius' "Contemplation to obtain Love" from his Spiritual Exercises.
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Dziad i Baba (2011)
Independent animation film by Basia Goszczynska, director and producer; Ralf Y. Gawlick, music
Description:
An old man and woman, very much in love, find themselves arguing about death and loneliness. Each claims they ought to die first; neither wants to be left behind to grieve. Suddenly, to test their claims, Death comes knocking.
Based on the Polish fable by Jozef Ignancy Kraszewksi.
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