Gál: Music for Viola, Vol. 2 Hanna Pakkala

• Hans Gál (1890 - 1987): Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano, Op. 97b:
• 1 Gál: Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano, Op. 97b: I. Moderato assai 07:53
• 2 Gál: Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano, Op. 97b: II. Andantino capriccioso 05:16
• 3 Gál: Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano, Op. 97b: III. Tema con variazioni 05:57
• Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 41:
• 4 Gál: Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 41: I. Capriccioso 09:22
• 5 Gál: Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 41: II. Cantabile 05:54
• 6 Gál: Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 41: III. Menuetto 05:29
• 7 Gál: Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 41: IV. Alla Marcia 04:07
• Divertimento for Flute, Viola & Harp, Op. 80b:
• 8 Gál: Divertimento for Flute, Viola & Harp, Op. 80b: I. Prelude. Moderato 02:26
• 9 Gál: Divertimento for Flute, Viola & Harp, Op. 80b: II. Cantabile. Andante 04:02
• 10 Gál: Divertimento for Flute, Viola & Harp, Op. 80b: III. Menuetto. Allegro comodo 04:01
• 11 Gál: Divertimento for Flute, Viola & Harp, Op. 80b: IV. Rondo. Allegro energico 04:41
• Impromptu for Viola & Piano:
• 12 Gál: Impromptu for Viola & Piano 03:54
• Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 104:
• 13 Gál: Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 104: I. Tranquilo con moto 08:42
• 14 Gál: Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 104: II. Presto 04:43
• 15 Gál: Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 104: III. Tema con variazioni 10:36
• Total Runtime 01:27:03

Info for Gál: Music for Viola, Vol. 2

As an important composer in the German-speaking world in the 1920s and 30s and as a leading cultural figure in post-war Edinburgh, where he had fled after the Nazis seized power in his native Austria, Hans Gál wrote numerous works for the viola. The works collected on this album were written over a period of some four decades, with four trios from before and after this residential and cultural caesura, each with its own background, sound world and personality, though united by Gál's gift for melody, counterpoint and balanced, elegant chamber music. This is the second in a series of Gál's complete music for viola.

Hanna Pakkala, viola
Reijo Tunkkari, violin (tracks 1-7, 13-15)
Lauri Pulakka, cello (tracks 4-7, 13-15)
Niamh McKenna, flute (tracks 8-11)
Päivi Severeide, harp (tracks 8-11)
Irina Zahharenkova, piano (tracks 1-3, 12)

Hanna Pakkala
Originally from Veteli, Hanna Pakkala began her violin studies at the age of three and converted to the viola at the age of fourteen. Her viola studies took her to the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, and Franz Liszt Academy in Weimar. Her teachers at all these prestigious institutions were Helge Valtonen, Anna-Kreetta Gribajcevic, Pauline Sachs and Erich Krüger. Following her modern studies, Hanna became interested in Baroque studies and took in depth Baroque violin lessons with Kreeta-Maria Kentala. In January 2016 Hanna returned to her home turf winning the Principal Viola position with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. Prior to that, she held positions with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Helsinki), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin and the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. She has been a member of the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra since 2008 as well as performed with various other national and international Baroque ensembles. Barocco Boreale is Hanna’s newest Baroque encounter and she has been a regular with the ensemble since Easter 2016. In addition to being an orchestral musician, Hanna is also an active chamber musician. She has performed at several prestigious national and international festivals and has been featured as a soloist with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra and with the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. In 2012 Hanna received the second prize at the Tampere National Viola Competition.

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