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Gal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 / Kertesz, Blakey, Nash, Briggs
Toccata

Gal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 / Kertesz, Blakey, Nash, Briggs

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Details

Composer
GAL, HANS
Artist
Kertesz, Blakey, Nash, Briggs
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Apr 20, 2018
Catalog #
TOCC0433
UPC
5060113444332

About

These five works, from three different stages of Hans Gál's long life (1890-1987), all show his consummate craftsmanship but are otherwise quite different in character. The passionate Piano Quartet (1914), downstream from Brahms and Dvorák, brings the grand gestures of Romanticism into the early twentieth century. The 1935 Sonatina in F major for violin and piano, recently rediscovered, and the three Sonatinas from 1956 put a premium on textural clarity and lyrical approachability; here the contrapuntal ingenuity, ceaseless thematic development, harmonic freedom and rhythmic unpredictability of Gál's language animate the music from within. Newcastle-born pianist Sarah Beth Briggs was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician competition at the age of eleven and studied with Denis Matthews and Edith Fischer. Katalin Kertesz is the leader of the Kertesz Quartet, with which she recently recorded the four string quartets by the nineteenth century Czech composer heinrich Wenzel Veit. Nichola Blakey, viola, enjoys a busy freelance career, giving performances across the UK. Cressida Nash, cello, is a founding member of Musicians South West.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro energico un poco sostenuto 10:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro energico un poco sostenuto
    Duration
    10:06
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Nichola Blakey, Cressida Nash, Sarah Beth Briggs
  2. 2 II. Andante con moto 07:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Nichola Blakey, Cressida Nash, Sarah Beth Briggs
  3. 3 III. Agitato 05:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Agitato
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Nichola Blakey, Cressida Nash, Sarah Beth Briggs
  4. 4 IV. Allegro vivace 07:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Nichola Blakey, Cressida Nash, Sarah Beth Briggs
  5. 5 I. Allegretto 04:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  6. 6 II. Tema con variazioni 04:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  7. 7 I. Allegro 05:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  8. 8 II. Cavatina 02:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Cavatina
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  9. 9 III. Alla Marcia 03:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Alla Marcia
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  10. 10 I. Andantino 03:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  11. 11 II. Alla serenata 03:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Alla serenata
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  12. 12 III. Rondo 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  13. 13 I. Allegro moderato 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  14. 14 II. Lento cantabile 02:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Lento cantabile
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs
  15. 15 III. Allegretto giocoso 03:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Allegretto giocoso
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Hans Gál
    Performer
    Katalin Kertész, Sarah Beth Briggs