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CD Review- Robert R. Reilly on Gal and Schumann Third Symphonies

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 25, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review from Robert R Reilly in the June Crisis Magazine of several recent Hans Gál recordings, including Bobby and Hans vol. 1, which he describes as follows:   Get your copy direct from Avie Download from iTunes “The Third Symphony, which opens with such a...

Gramophone Editor’s Choice- Orchestra of the Swan play Schumann- Symphony no. 2 and Gál- Symphony no. 4

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 10, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

We couldn’t be more excited aout the fact that Gramophone Magazine has selected the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording Hans Gal’s Symphony no. 4 and Robert Schumann’s Symphony no. 2 as a “Gramophone Editor’s Choice” for the...

Explore the Score- Bobby Schumann busts out the Klangfarbenmelodie

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Nuts and bolts

Klangfarbenmelodie, or “tone colour melody” is one of those 2 dollar words we all learned in undergraduate music history class. Simply described, in Klangfarbenmelodie, a single melodic line jumps from instrument to instrument, creating a more-or-less constantly...

CD Review- Sunday New York Times on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review for the Orchestra of the Swan’s recording of Hans Gal’s Fourth Symphony and Schumann’s Second from fellow Wisconsin native/cheesehead James R. Oestreich, in the June 3rd edition of the New York Times. Read the whole thing here.  A short...

CD Review- Classical Source on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review for the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording of Hans Gal’s Fourth Symphony and Schumann’s Second from critic Colin Anderson, editor at Classical Source. Read the whole thing here. A short sample follows Click here to order from MDT...
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