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Title: Hans Gal: Music for Viola, Vol. 2
Artist: Hanna Pakkala
Label: Toccata
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060113447616
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-06-13
Number of Discs: 1

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.

Tracks:
1.1 Trio for Violin, Viola and Piano, Op. 97b~I. Moderato assai
1.2 Trio for Violin, Viola and Piano, Op. 97b~II. Andantino capriccioso
1.3 Trio for Violin, Viola and Piano, Op. 97b~III. Tema con variazioni
1.4 Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 41~I. Capriccioso
1.5 Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 41~II. Cantabile
1.6 Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 41~III. Menuetto
1.7 Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 41~IV. Alla Marcia
1.8 Divertimento for Flute, Viola and Harp, Op. 80b~I. Prelude. Moderato
1.9 Divertimento for Flute, Viola and Harp, Op. 80b~II. Cantabile. Andante
1.10 Divertimento for Flute, Viola and Harp, Op. 80b~III. Menuetto. Allegro comodo
1.11 Divertimento for Flute, Viola and Harp, Op. 80b~IV. Rondo. Allegro energico
1.12 Impromptu for Viola and Piano
1.13 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 104~I. Tranquillo con moto
1.14 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 104~II. Presto
1.15 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 104~III. Tema con variazioni