Hans Gal: Music for Viola, Vol. 2

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
June 13, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Hans Gal
    • PERFORMER
      Hanna Pakkala, Reijo Tunkkari, Lauri Pulakka, Niamh McKenna, Paivi Severeide, Irina Zahharenkova
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 13, 2025
    • UPC
      5060113447616
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0761
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Moderato assai

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Irina Zahharenkova

    2. II. Andantino capriccioso

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Irina Zahharenkova

    3. III. Tema con variazioni

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Irina Zahharenkova

    4. I. Capriccioso: Allegro assai

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka

    5. II. Cantabile: Adagio

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka

    6. III. Menuetto: Quasi allegretto

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka

    7. IV. Alla marcia: Vivace e giocoso

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka

    8. I. Prelude: Moderato

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Niamh McKenna, Hanna Pakkala, Päivi Severeide

    9. II. Cantabile: Andante

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Niamh McKenna, Hanna Pakkala, Päivi Severeide

    10. III. Menuetto: Allegro comodo

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Niamh McKenna, Hanna Pakkala, Päivi Severeide

    11. IV. Rondo: Allegro energico

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Niamh McKenna, Hanna Pakkala, Päivi Severeide

    12. Impromptu

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Hanna Pakkala, Irina Zahharenkova

    13. I. Tranquillo con moto

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka

    14. II. Presto

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka

    15. III. Tema con variazioni

      Composer: Hans Gál

      Performer: Reijo Tunkkari, Hanna Pakkala, Lauri Pulakka


Hans Gal (1890-1987) wrote extensively for the viola, first as a major composer in the German-speaking world in the 1920s and '30s, and then as a leading cultural figure in post-War Edinburgh, where he had taken refuge after the Nazis seized power in his native Austria. This second volume of his music for viola spans four decades, with four trios from before and after that dislocation, each with it's own background, sound-world and personality, although they are unified by Gal's gift for melody, counterpoint and poised, elegant chamber writing.