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<\/a><\/p>\nRobert C. Reiley, Catholic News Agency on Gal Violin Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“Vogel’s playing is superlative, obviously a labor of love, as is the dedicated performance of the Northern Sinfonia, under conductor Kenneth Woods. It is a measure of the damage the Nazis did that this work was not heard after 1933 until 2004. It is, I suppose, easy to imagine how music this lovely and civilized was first suppressed and then overlooked in the ideological age of the 20th century. How wonderful that Avie has revived it. The Concertino is just as delicious as the Concerto, and the\u00a0Triptych<\/em>\u00a0from 1970 shows that G\u00e1l never lost his bearings. As you can tell, this is one of my favorite discoveries of the year.”<\/p>\n Amazon.com on Gal Triptych and Violin Concerto<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Classical Music Magazine- RECORDING<\/a>\u00a0OF THE FORTNIGHT, Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerti and Triptych<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ClassicalSource on Hans Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“Such transparent and highly-crafted scores are\u00a0given superbly prepared performances… \u00a0playing here is first-class, so too the quick-witted response of Northern Sinfonia under\u00a0Kenneth Woods.”<\/p>\n Classical \u00a0CD Reviews on Hans Gal<\/a>\u00a0Violin Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“The performances and the recording are of a\u00a0consistently high standard. The Northern \u00a0Sinfonia \u2026\u2026 are probably better than anything\u00a0he ever heard in this country. But most \u00a0importantly, both orchestra and conductor\u00a0Kenneth Woods are sensitive to the lightness of\u00a0the textures and always elegantly balance the\u00a0soloist.”<\/p>\n The Strad on Hans Gal Violin Con<\/a>c<\/a>erti<\/a>\u00a0and Triptych<\/a>– “<\/strong>committed performances… revels in the honesty of this music….perceptively fluid..The symphonic-scale Triptych for orchestra dates from 1970, but is written in a style that seems unchanged from the time of Mahler and Korngold, whose music the pieces resemble at times. The Sage Gateshead recording is warm and supportive.”<\/p>\n MusicWeb International on Gal Triptych<\/a>\u00a0and Violin Concerti<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“It has a serious sense of purpose without dourness. It has harmonic variety without abstruseness. It has rhythmic vitality without being overly complex. It has an immediate impact but is worthy of greater study.\u00a0The presentation is exemplary with photos and examples of G\u00e1l\u2019s neat manuscript work and wonderful performances. If from my descriptions the music seems to have an appeal then search out this CD out because if successful then I suspect more G\u00e1l might appear in the next few years.”<\/p>\n The Daily Mail on Gal Violin Concerti<\/a>\u00a0and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“New CD Release of the Week: Beautifully performed”<\/p>\n FANFARE Magazine on Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerto and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“Woods phrases with distinction, and aims for\u00a0clarity in G\u00e1l\u2019s contrapuntal textures… plus the\u00a0kind of open-hearted warmth this soaring\u00a0music requires to make its case.”<\/p>\n Musical Pointers on Hans Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>“A splendid CD which should give pleasure and\u00a0satisfaction to collectors and which deserves to\u00a0feature on radio programmes everywhere.”<\/p>\n June 2011-\u00a0Composer Kenneth Leighton on Hans Gal.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n November 2010-\u00a0Jake Stockinger talks to Ken at the Well-Tempered Ear about Recording Gal, Part II<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n November 2010-\u00a0Jake Stockinger talks to Ken at the Well-Tempered Ear about Recording Gal, Part I<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n October 2010-\u00a0International Record Review Special Feature on Hans Gal.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n June 2010- Gal on Mahler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n September 2009-\u00a0Hans Gal and Northern Sinfonia, Pre-recording session thoughts from Ken.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n August 2009-\u00a0Who is Hans Gal, and why are you recording his music?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Gramophone Magazine on Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerti and Triptych<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>“This superb new disc…Woods directs a highly\u00a0polished account but the orchestral playing\u00a0throughout is most assured. Avie\u2019s sound is\u00a0excellent but it is the music that compels\u00a0attention. Strongly recommended.”<\/p>\nESSAYS AND FEATURES<\/h3>\n