Hans Gal - Works for Violin and Piano | Avie AV2182

Hans Gal - Works for Violin and Piano

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Label: Avie

Cat No: AV2182

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 1st March 2010

Contents

Artists

Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin)
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

Works

Gal, Hans

Sonata in D, posth.
Suite in G major, op.56
Violin Sonata, op.17

Artists

Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin)
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

About

The follow-up to Avie’s critically acclaimed release of Hans Gal’s complete works for solo piano is an equally appealing recording of works for violin and piano.

Born near Vienna, the son of a Jewish doctor, Gál was a “continental Briton” who emigrated from Germany at the outbreak of WWII, to Edinburgh where he settled and remained until his death in 1987. During an era that saw the rise and dominance of 12-tone composition, stylistically Gál remained steadfastly true to himself – melodic and accessible.

The bookends of this album are two Sonatas. The B-flat minor, Op.17 is – in the words of the composer’s grandson, Simon Fox-Gál, who also produced the recording - "one of Gál's most outwardly-expressive chamber works".

The Sonata in D, published posthumously, was written in 1933; its serenity and optimism belie the turmoil of Gal’s life at the time, the Nazi regime having ousted him from his post in Mainz and refusing him work in Vienna.

Sandwiched in between is the considerably lighter Suite in G Major, which had its origins in
Gál’s Viennese period 1936-37, but was modified to its eventual form and premiered in Edinburgh in 1942.

German violinist Annette-Barbara Vogel has become one of Gál’s most ardent proponents. She says, “Early on, I was struck by how genuine and pure Gál’s music was…when I think of the man’s musical language: nostalgic, elegant, innocent, generous, melodic, assertive, rhythmically driven, emotionally rich…never trivial or superficial.

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