Hans Gál

Hans Gáls Klavierquartett in A entstand 1926 als Auftrag des einarmigen österreichischen Pianisten Paul Wittgenstein (1987-1961), dem älteren Bruder des Philosophen Ludwig Wittgenstein komponiert. Sei...

Hans Gál wrote 'Impromptu' in Edinburgh in August 1940 for his then 15-year-old son Peter. His son had already taken several violin lessons and now wanted to try to play the viola in order to join a y...

Hans Gál wrote 'Impromptu' in Edinburgh in August 1940 for his then 15-year-old son Peter. His son had already taken several violin lessons and now wanted to try to play the viola in order to join a y...

Klavierauszug mit Solostimme

Klavierauszug mit Solostimme

While his contemporary Paul Hindemith found new approaches to composition, Gál remained rooted in the Germanic tradition. The Sonata clearly follows in the footsteps of the great masters Brahms and Re...

The Austrian-Hungarian Hans Gál (1890-1987) is one of the most important and most successful composers and musicologists of the 20th century. He studied in Vienna where he later worked as a teacher, c...