Hans Gal : Music for Viola, Volume One
Toccata Classics TOCC0535

Hanna Pakkala, viola
Reijo Tunkkari, violin 5–8 12–15
Irina Zahharenkova, piano 9–11
Takuya Takashima, oboe 12–15
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / Sakari Oramo, conductor  1–4
TT 81:27

 

 

Recorded on 29 September 2018 (Suite Concertante), 14–17 October 2018 (Divertimento) and 2–3 March 2019 (Trio)
Snellman’s Hall, Kokkola, Finland,
26–28 February 2019 (Sonata)
Akustiikka, Ylivieska, Finland
Produced, engineered and edited by Simon Fox-Gál* premiere recording

Suite Concertante for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 102a (1949)* 19:51
1 I Cantabile 3:58
2 II Furioso 5:35
3 III Con grazia 4:53
4 IV Burla 5:28

Divertimento for Violin and Viola, Op. 90, No. 3 (1969) 20:37
5 I Meditazione 7:39
6 II Folletti 4:43
7 III Figurina 1:54
8 IV Burletta 6:21

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 101 (1942) 19:41
9 I Adagio 7:26
10 II Quasi menuetto tranquillo 5:50
11 III Allegro risoluto e vivace 6:25

Trio for Oboe, Violin and Viola, Op. 94 (1941) * 21:11
12 I Pastorale 4:34
13 II Intermezzo grazioso 4:06
14 III Intermezzo agitato 3:52
15 IV Meditation on a Scottish Tune 8:39