Hans Gál - Concertinos for violin/ cello / piano/string serenade Classical Hanssler

Hans Gál - Concertinos for violin/ cello / piano/string serenade

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HA 0349

Hans Gál - Concertinos for violin/ cello / piano/string serenade

Label Catalogue Number:
HC23049

Release Date: September 2023

Genre:
Classical

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As a young man, the composer Hans Gál witnessed an artistic turning point, for it was during the First World War that late Romanticism met the modern musical era. Everything was in motion. He himself was however critical of many musical initiatives and admitted: “I had too little in common with my contemporaries”. Indeed, the orchestral surges of the Wagnerites were just as alien to him as the atonality of the Second Viennese School championed by Alban Berg and Anton Webern. The pared-down sounds of Neoclassicism and the “new objectivity” of the likes of Paul Hindemith were likewise of little use to Gál. Therefore, in his adherence to tonality and use of sophisticated formal progressions, he created a distinctive style of his own that he steadfastly embraced throughout his life.

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Reviews

“… All in all, a rewarding release.”

Phillip Scott – Fanfare – May/June 2024

“… This Gál album from Hánssler is a treasure trove of some very beautiful music, lovingly played by the artists … and recorded in the warm acoustic of Riga’s Reformation Church in Latvia, the sound of which enhances the moods evoked by these wonderful works.”

Jerry Dubins – Fanfare – March/April 2024

“…This is a fine addition to the ever-growing Gál discography.”

William Kreindler – Musicwebinternational.com – 18 March 2024

"... The performances are all excellent. Sn's conducting shows how securely he grasps their design. Brahms would have approved of how deeply and without mere imitation Gal absorbed the best aspects of his music, transforming them into something new."

Don O’Connor – American Record Guide – January/February 2024

“… the soundworld here is a rich, late Romantic expressionism – beautifully rendered by warm, full sound of the Sinfonietta Riga and some committed solo performances.” ****

Steve Wright – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) – Christmas 2023

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Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 4 October 2023

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