{"id":6325,"date":"2014-08-12T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T20:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?post_type=product&p=6325"},"modified":"2015-12-10T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T12:29:44","slug":"hans-gal-symphony-no-2-robert-schumann-symphony-no-4","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/product\/hans-gal-symphony-no-2-robert-schumann-symphony-no-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Hans G\u00e1l- Symphony no. 2, Robert Schumann- Symphony no. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hans Gal-<\/strong>
\nSymphony no. 2 in F, opus 53
\nRobert Schumann-<\/strong>
\nSymphony no. 4\u00a0in D minor, opus 120
\nOrchestra of the Swan- Kenneth Woods<\/strong>
\nRecording December 5-6, 2012, \u00a0Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
\nProduced, engineered and edited by Simon Fox-Gal
\nReleased April 2, 2013
\nAvie Records
\nAV2232
\nFor more details, please go to the Bobby \u00a0and Hans home page.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cKenneth Woods draws crisply alert playing for the splendid Orchestra of the Swan\u2026 He is particularly good at controlling tempo changes precisely\u2026 highly recommendable.. He is just as sympathetic in the G\u00e1l symphony, making this a highly recommendable offering in this Avie series, beautifully recorded to bring out the benefits of performances on chamber scale\u201d<\/em>
\nEdward Greenfield, Gramophone<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cUnder Woods, the Orchestra of the Swan plays with magnetic conviction and unwavering technical assurance. There\u2019s an ardour and resolve here which leaves the listener in no doubt that these musicians and their conductor believe in the worth of every bar of this music and it would be hard not to remain gripped throughout this traversal. Plangent string textures and solo wind contributions of character and distinction show just how far the Orchestra of the Swan has progressed during the relatively short period of its existence and it plays with more involvement, commitment and individuality than some of its better known rivals. That includes the Northern Sinfonia under Zehetmair, whose more dutiful approach suggests that neither conductor nor players have much faith in the music. Beside the sharp-edged and ever-insightful conducting of Woods, who brings G\u00e1l\u2019s music fully to life with unfailing vividness and lucidity\u2026\u201d<\/em>
\nMichael Jameson, International Record Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAbove all, G\u00e1l develops his memorable material with the natural resourcefulness and sureness of purpose that are the hallmarks of a true symphonist. Kenneth Woods and the Orchestra of the Swan (which is based in Shakespeare\u2019s Stratford-upon-Avon) lend this radiant and substantial score the most eloquent and affecting advocacy, and go on to give a comparably accomplished and invigorating account of Schumann\u2019s masterly Fourth Symphony \u2013 a strikingly fresh-faced, spontaneous-sounding display, full of illuminating touches, personable warmth and genuine freshness of new discovery. Do investigate this bold, enormously rewarding coupling.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2013Andrew Achenbach, Classical Ear<\/strong><\/p>\n