Hans Gál · Works catalogue
Drei Gesänge (Three Songs) for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Overview
Movements
The Roman fountain'/'Der römische Brunnen' (Meyer), 'At evening'/'Am Abend' (Günther), 'Cradle song'/'Wiegenlied' (Brentano)
Other versions
English and German versions
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Drei Gesänge (Three songs)
Hans Gál: Music for Voices: Volume 2
Toccata Classics · TOCC0644
Borealis; Bridget Budge (conductor)
℗ 2022 Toccata Classics
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Programme & recording details
Hans Gál: Music for Voices: Volume 2
Drei Lieder Nach Gedichte von Rilke Op.31 (1928) for womens voices & piano
Drei Gesaenge Op.37 (1929) for mixed choir a capella
Spaetlese Op.91 (1966) for men's voices a capella
Two Madrigals to Poems by Thomas Lodge (1939) for mixed choir a capella
Drei Portraitstudien Op.34 (1929) for men's voices & piano
Songs of Youth Op.75 (1959) for women's voices a capella
Three Lyrics to Poems by Thomas Moore (1942) for mixed voices & piano
Borealis Choir, Ian Buckle (piano), Bridget Budge (conductor), Stephen Muir (conductor)
Toccata Classics 2022
Drei Lieder Nach Gedichte von Rilke Op.31 (1928) for womens voices & piano
Drei Gesaenge Op.37 (1929) for mixed choir a capella
Spaetlese Op.91 (1966) for men's voices a capella
Two Madrigals to Poems by Thomas Lodge (1939) for mixed choir a capella
Drei Portraitstudien Op.34 (1929) for men's voices & piano
Songs of Youth Op.75 (1959) for women's voices a capella
Three Lyrics to Poems by Thomas Moore (1942) for mixed voices & piano
Borealis Choir, Ian Buckle (piano), Bridget Budge (conductor), Stephen Muir (conductor)
Toccata Classics 2022
Scores & texts
Publication & availability
- Publisher
- Breitkopf & Härtel (1932), private pending publication by Boosey and Hawkes
- Availability
- available privately
Performances
First performance
Adesdi Chorus, New York, Apr. 1931 (/Margarete Dessoff)
Other performances
Frankfurter Motettenchor, Frankfurt, Jul. 1932 (Nos. 1, 3)
Volks-Singakademie, Mannheim, Dec. 1932
Kreuzchor, Dresden, Jan. 1933 (Nos. 1, 3)
Dessoff choir, New York, Apr. 1933
Madrigal-Vereinigung/Hans Gál, Jan, 1934 (Nos. 1, 3), Nov. 1934, Feb. 1935, Feb. 1936
BBC Singers, BBC Radio, Jul. 1938
Vienna, May 1965
Städtisches Orchester/Winterfeld, Mainz, Nov. 1972
Swiss Radio, Aug. 1990
Mainz, Sep. 1990 (100th anniversary concert)
Volks-Singakademie, Mannheim, Dec. 1932
Kreuzchor, Dresden, Jan. 1933 (Nos. 1, 3)
Dessoff choir, New York, Apr. 1933
Madrigal-Vereinigung/Hans Gál, Jan, 1934 (Nos. 1, 3), Nov. 1934, Feb. 1935, Feb. 1936
BBC Singers, BBC Radio, Jul. 1938
Vienna, May 1965
Städtisches Orchester/Winterfeld, Mainz, Nov. 1972
Swiss Radio, Aug. 1990
Mainz, Sep. 1990 (100th anniversary concert)
