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
Sonata in D, posth.Suite in G major, op.56
Violin Sonata, op.17
Artists
Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin)Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)
About
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.”
Link to: AV2064
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