Hans GÁL: Music for Viola, Volume One

Hans Gál (1890–1987) wrote extensively for the viola, including several remarkable works dating from the first decade of his new life in Edinburgh, where he took refuge after the Nazis seized power in his native Austria. His poignant Suite Concertante for viola and orchestra – effectively a concerto for the instrument – is joined here by three substantial chamber works, all infused with Gál’s trademark lyricism.

Hanna Pakkala, viola
Reijo Tunkkari, violin (Tracks 5-8, 12-15)
Irina Zahharenkova, piano (Tracks 9–11)
Takuya Takashima, oboe (Tracks 12–15)
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra (Tracks 1–4)
Sakari Oramo, conductor (Tracks 1–4)

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    Suite Concertante for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 102a (1949)*

  1. I Cantabile
  2. II Furioso
  3. Suite Concertante for viola and orchestra Op.102a:III Con grazia
  4. IV Burla

    5. Divertimento for Violin and Viola, Op. 90, No. 3 (1969)

  5. I Meditazione
  6. II Folletti
  7. III Figurina
  8. IV Burletta

    9. Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 101 (1942)

  9. I Adagio
  10. II Quasi menuetto tranquillo
  11. III Allegro risoluto e vivace

    12. Trio for Oboe, Violin and Viola, Op. 94 (1941)*

  12. I Pastorale
  13. II Intermezzo grazioso
  14. III Intermezzo agitato
  15. IV Meditation on a Scottish Tune

* FIRST RECORDINGS

HANS GÁL Music for Viola, Volume One
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Catalogue No: TOCC0535
EAN/UPC: 5060113445353
Release Date: 01.09.2019
Composer: Hans Gál
Artists: Hanna Pakkala, Irina Zahharenkova, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Reijo Tunkkari, Sakari Oramo, Takuya Takashima

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