Exile in Britain
Donald Macleod focuses on Gal's exile in Britain, where he quickly settled into Edinburgh society, starting a madrigal group and an orchestra made up of fellow refugees.
Donald Macleod is joined by Kenneth Woods to explore the life and work of Hans Gal.
After the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938, the Gal family went into exile in the UK. They resided first in London and then Edinburgh. Hans Gal quickly settled into Edinburgh society, starting a madrigal group and an orchestra made up of fellow refugees. At Whitsun 1940, however, Gal found himself arrested as an "enemy alien", along with all the other refugees in Edinburgh. They were sent to an internment camp at Huyton near Liverpool, where Hans Gal composed his Huyton Suite.
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Hans G谩l
Huyton Suite Op.92 for flute and 2 violins
Performer: Ulrike Anton. Performer: Cornelia Loscher. Performer: Wolfhart Schuster.- Gramola: 98896.
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Hans G谩l
Concerto Op.67 for cello and orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Cl谩udio Cruz. Performer: Ant么nio Meneses.- AVIE : AV-2237.
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Hans G谩l
Evening on the River (Abend auf dem fluss)
Singer: Christian Immler. Performer: Helmut Deutsch.- AVI Music: 8553229.
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Hans G谩l
Concertino Op.52 for violin and strings
Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia of England. Conductor: Kenneth Woods.- AVIE: 2146.
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Hans G谩l
Symphony no. 2 Op.53 iii Adagio
Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia of England. Conductor: Thomas Zehetmair.- AVIE: AV2225.
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