{"id":6328,"date":"2014-08-12T23:47:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T22:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?post_type=product&p=6328"},"modified":"2020-05-11T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:22:54","slug":"hans-gal-violin-concerto-concertino-for-violin-and-strings-triptych-for-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/product\/hans-gal-violin-concerto-concertino-for-violin-and-strings-triptych-for-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Hans G\u00e1l- Violin Concerto, Concertino for Violin and Strings, Triptych for Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hans Gal (1890-1987)<\/strong>
\nViolin Concerto, opus 39 (1932)
\nTriptych for Orchestra, opus 100 (1970)
\nConcertino for Violin and Strings, opus 52 (1939)<\/p>\n

Northern Sinfonia<\/strong>
\nAnnette-Barbara Vogel- violin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recorded September 7-9, 20-21 2009, Hall 1, The Sage, Gateshead
\nProduced, engineered and edited by Simon Fox-Gal
\nReleased June, 2010
\nAvie Records (AV 2146)<\/p>\n

For more details, please go to the Bobby \u00a0and Hans home page.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Avie continues to champion the works of Hans G\u00e1l with the label’s first foray into the “continental Briton’s” orchestral oeuvre. The album of three premiere recordings is framed by two works for violin and orchestra, both from the 1930s but written under entirely contrasting circumstances. When he wrote the Violin Concerto in 1931-32, G\u00e1l was at the height of his career and enjoying widespread recognition. By the time the Concertino was composed in 1939, his life had been turned upside down by the catastrophic Nazi occupation of Germany and later Austria, forcing G\u00e1l and his family to flee to Britain in 1938. Despite this life-altering situation, G\u00e1l’s musical language remained remarkably steadfast – optimistic and true to his tonal core; the differences between the Concerto and the Concertino are essentially a matter of scale, not of style. Triptych stems from 1970 and was composed in less than a month, an astonishing burst of creative energy for one in his 80th year. A fitting testimony to G\u00e1l’s life and outlook, the work’s finale is exuberant, virtuosic and totally life-affirming.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Gramophone Magazine on Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerti and Triptych<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThis superb new disc\u2026Woods 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert C. Reiley, Catholic News Agency on Gal Violin Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cVogel\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/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>\u201cSuch transparent and highly-crafted scores are\u00a0given superbly prepared performances\u2026 \u00a0playing here is first-class, so too the quick-witted response of Northern Sinfonia under\u00a0Kenneth Woods.\u201d<\/p>\n

Classical \u00a0CD Reviews on Hans Gal<\/a>\u00a0Violin Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Strad on Hans Gal Violin Con<\/a>c<\/a>erti<\/a>\u00a0and Triptych<\/a>– \u201c<\/strong>committed performances\u2026 revels in the honesty of this music\u2026.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.\u201d<\/p>\n

MusicWeb International on Gal Triptych<\/a>\u00a0and Violin Concerti<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail on Gal Violin Concerti<\/a>\u00a0and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cNew CD Release of the Week: Beautifully performed\u201d<\/p>\n

FANFARE Magazine on Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerto and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWoods phrases with distinction, and aims for\u00a0clarity in G\u00e1l\u2019s contrapuntal textures\u2026 plus the\u00a0kind of open-hearted warmth this soaring\u00a0music requires to make its case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musical Pointers on Hans Gal Violin<\/a>\u00a0Concerti and Triptych<\/a>–\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cA splendid CD which should give pleasure and\u00a0satisfaction to collectors and which deserves to\u00a0feature on radio programmes everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

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