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Hans G​á​l and Robert Schumann- First Symphonies

by Kenneth Woods, Orchestra of the Swan

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I. Moderato 10:50
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II. Burleske 05:19
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III. Elegie 08:38
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IV. Rondo 06:31
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With this release, Kenneth Woods and the Orchestra of the Swan make musical history by completing the first-ever recorded cycle of the Symphonies of Hans Gál! The Vienna-born composer s Symphony No. 1 was written in 1927, when he was at the height of his powers, belying the turbulent central European events that would forever affect him in the coming years.

The music is bold, uninhibited, and persuasive, the writing is virtuosic and the orchestration is colorful. Gál s First Symphony reflects the essence of his compositional voice, to which he remained true throughout his nearly century-long life. As today s most committed champion of Hans Gál s music, which remained relatively dormant throughout the 20th century, Kenneth Woods has captured the imagination and introduced a new generation to Gál s wide-ranging and extensive oeuvre.

Woods's Schumann cycle has been praised by critics as "revelatory" and "the most compelling reawakening of Schumann in the last decades.."

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released March 3, 2014

Produced, engineered and edited by Simon Fox-Gál

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Conductor, cellist, composer and rock guitarist Kenneth Woods is Principal Conductor of the Englsh Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestra of the Swan and cellist of the string trio Ensemble Epomeo.

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