{"id":8124,"date":"2018-07-31T21:20:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?post_type=product&p=8124"},"modified":"2018-07-31T21:20:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T20:20:47","slug":"hans-gal-concertino-for-cello-and-strings-solo-cello-works-avie-records","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/product\/hans-gal-concertino-for-cello-and-strings-solo-cello-works-avie-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Hans G\u00e1l- Concertino for Cello and Strings, Solo Cello Works, Avie Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bringing to light another of Hans G\u00e1l\u2019s gorgeously melodic and finely crafted scores, AVIE presents the\u00a0world premiere recording<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of the Austrian \u00e9migr\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0Matthew Sharp<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0supported by G\u00e1l aficionado\u00a0Kenneth Woods<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0conducting the\u00a0English Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><\/a>. G\u00e1l\u2019s compositional output was vast, varied and consistent, from his early success in 1920\u2019s Germany, through internment during World War II, to his days in Edinburgh where he settled, became a respected academic and lived out his long life. His vivacious Cello Concertino was written in 1965, when he was 75 years old. The two spirited solo cello works were among his last, written at the age of 92.<\/p>\n

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Hans\u00a0<\/strong>G<\/strong>\u00e1l<\/strong>\u00a0(1890 \u2013 1987)
\nConcertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 87 (24.30)
\n1. I. Molto moderato \u2013 quasi allegro (9.38)
\n2. II. Adagio (8.03)
\n3. III. Allegretto ritenuto assai (6.49)<\/p>\n

Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 109a (20.36)
\n4. I. Andante \u2013 allegro comodo (8.33)
\n5. II. Quasi menuetto lento (6.49)
\n6. III. Vivace (5.14)<\/p>\n

Suite for Solo Cello, Op. 109b (22.26)
\n7. I. Introduzione e Fughetta: Grave \u2013 Allegro molto moderato (5.17)
\n8. II. Alla Marcia: Allegro moderato (6.42)
\n9. III. Cavatina: Adagio (4.25)
\n10. IV. Rondino: Allegro ma non troppo (6.02)
\nTotal time<\/strong>: 68.04<\/p>\n

Recorded 27-28 May 2017, Shire Hall, Hereford, UK (tracks 1 \u2013 3); 4 \u2013 5 October 2017, Church of St. Peter, Evercreech, Somerset, UK (tracks 4 \u2013 10)<\/p>\n

THE GUARDIAN<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Less familiar but very much worth discovering, the music of Hans G\u00e1l is explored on a new release from cellist Matthew Sharp. G\u00e1l, a refugee from Nazi Austria who settled in Edinburgh, is a genuinely intriguing neglected composer, and his work \u2013 old-fashioned but not derivative \u2013 is finally beginning to receive its due. Sharp is soulful in the unaccompanied Sonata and Suite, and is joined by the G\u00e1l-championing conductor Kenneth Woods and his English Symphony Orchestra for the angular but yearning melodies and Tippett-like, spacious string writing of the Concertino for Cello and Strings, in its first ever recording. Five Stars\u201d Erica Jeal –<\/span><\/div>\n
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BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u201c\u2026three substantial movements that demonstrate impeccable craftsmanship and tightly knit organisation of thematic material. A strong vein of melancholy runs through the first two movements, in which G\u00e1l plays frequent homage to Robert Schumann\u2026Matthew Sharp is an impassioned advocate and the English Symphony Orchestra strings under Kenneth Woods, supported by a warmly ambient recording, give committed support\u2026.\u201d Eric Levi<\/div>\n
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\u201c\u2026.the work is hardly modest in scale and offers a broad range of emotions, from the melancholic Adagio to the energetic and lighter finale. Both Matthew Sharp and Kenneth Woods are truly committed and offer a most persuasive reading.\u201d Joanne Talbot<\/div>\n
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THE TIMES<\/a><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cMore unusual repertoire arrives from the versatile cellist Matthew Sharp on the Avie label\u2019s latest excavation of music by Hans G\u00e1l (\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606), another Jewish composer buffeted by the mid-20th century, but one with inner reserves that allowed him to pour out lyrical beauties through his long life as though it were always 1901. Vividly captured in warm acoustics, Sharp\u2019s cello is beautifully stylish and heartfelt in G\u00e1l\u2019s two late solo suites and the first recording of the 1965 Concertino \u2014 sombre and wistful music, undeservedly forgotten.\u201d Geoff Brown,\u00a0MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u201cCello soloist Matthew Sharp plays outstandingly throughout, with deep concentration and a telling blend of artistry and control. Striking are the vivid colours and glorious tone he produces on his cello, a copy of the ex-Pergamenschikow Montagnana by Robin Aitchison.\u00a0<\/span>In the Cello Concertino one senses the calm assurance of Kenneth Woods conducting the English Chamber Orchestra who play with vibrancy and a convincing feel for the idiom.\u201d Michael Cookson<\/span><\/div>\n
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MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe performance by both soloist and orchestra sounds excellent to me, and I very much enjoyed it\u2026\u00a0<\/span>A very successful release\u2026\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Bob Stevenson<\/span><\/div>\n