Browse: CD, Gál, H (composer)

If you think of Korngold, you’ll be in the right area: lush harmonies, soaring melodies and an expert compositional technique. The Briggs Trio responds to the style with enormous affection, following... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, / More…

The star of the show is their principal viola, Hanna Pakkala. Her formidable, prize-winning technique, rich and full tone and dedication to neglected works make her an ideal exponent. Her intonation... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2020 More…

Katalin Kertész and Sarah Beth Briggs forge an outstandingly eloquent partnership. Throw in some top-notch production- values and a notably helpful booklet- essay by the composer’s daughter Eva... — Classical Ear, More…

Of the two works, the Castelnuovo-Tedesco is much more virtuosic and extrovert, with lots of technically demanding passagework…In contrast, Hans Gál keeps a much tighter rein on the structural... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, More…

This is a major discovery, and clarinettist Shelly Levy makes a sympathetic champion-plangent in her bottom register and accompanied by a quartet whose wide-grained tone quality suits this music... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2017 More…

…the works recorded here all display a determined individuality and sureness of purpose that is rare in music of the 20th century. …Leon McCawley proves to be a totally sympathetic and insightful... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, More…

Intricate contrapuntal dialogue in the Cello Sonata pays obvious homage to Brahms and Reger. Dedicated playing from Alfia Nakipbekova and Jakob Fichert. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, More…

The Orchestra of the Swan provide a quietly compelling account, relishing the many solos, duos and textural intricacies that Gal wrings from his orchestra. Their account of Schumann's C major... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 More…

This is not Annette-Barbara Vogel's first Gál recording...Her new account is more assured still, more relaxed in allowing the music's inner volatility without trying too hard… — Gramophone Magazine, August 2010 More…

It’s a much more expansive composition than the title might suggest, with three substantial movements, that demonstrate impeccable craftsmanship and a tightly-knit organisation of thematic material…Matthew... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, More…