Ralf Yusuf Gawlick: O Lungo Drom, Op. 22

Featuring

Clara Meloni
Christoph Filler
Silvia Careddu
Alexander Neubauer
Régis Bringolf
Sebastian Gürtler

Subin Lee
Florian Berner
László Rácz
Ariane Haering
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien
Ralf Yusuf Gawlick

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Performer Biography

The Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, formed in 2016, combines the Hugo Wolf Quartett with pianist Ariane Haering, flautist Silvia Careddu, and clarinettist Alexander Neubauer.

Compositional Technique

'O Lungo Drom' is a single-movement work, but it is divided into tracks for the listener's convenience, structured in a tripartite narrative: Ascent, Nadir, and Vista.

Performer Biography

László Rácz, the cimbalom player on this recording, comes from a famous family of musicians and studied at the Béla Bartók Conservatory and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.

Composition History

Ralf Yusuf Gawlick's oratorio, 'O Lungo Drom', received its premiere on October 23, 2022, at the Konzerthaus in Berlin.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The title 'O Lungo Drom' translates to 'The Long Road' in Romanes, reflecting the work's theme of the scattered Sinti and Roma people.

Composition History

The premiere of 'O Lungo Drom' coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma of Europe murdered under National Socialism.

Composer Biography

Ralf Yusuf Gawlick, the composer of 'O Lungo Drom', is a German-American of Romani-Kurdish descent, and his works often explore aspects of his complex international heritage.