Hans Gál · Works catalogue
Der Zauberspiegel (The Magic Mirror)
A Christmas fairy-tale play in five scenes by Karl Erich Jaroschek. For small orchestra.
Overview
Movements
Suite: Ouverture, Tanz-Burleske, Wind-Scherzo, Elegie in Schnee, Weihnachts-Musik, Capriccio, Marsch
Other versions
Also as orchestral suite
Scores & texts
Publication & availability
- Publisher
- Suite only: Universal Edition (1931)
- Availability
- parts (Suite) available for hire; Score (Suite) available from the publisher (UE 1421).
Full work currently unavailable.
Where to buy or listen
Performances
First performance
Breslau, Dec. 1930 (Suite: Vienna Radio, Dec. 1931)
Other performances
München Radio, Dec. 1931 (Suite)
Breslau Radio, Dec. 1931 (Suite)
Radio Orchestra, Stockholm, May 1934 (Suite)
Radio Orchestra, Swiss Radio, Sep. 1934, Oct. 1937 (Suite)
Reid Orchestra/Hans Gál, Edinburgh, Oct. 1938 (Suite)
BBC Scottish Orchestra/Warrack, BBC Radio, Jul. 1944 (Suite)
BBC Midland Light Orchestra/Vinter, BBC Radio, Jul. 1950 (Suite)
Städtisches Orchester, Solingen, Dec. 1954 (Suite)
Purves Puppets, Edinburgh, Aug. 1964, Dec. 1964, Jan. 1965 (Play)
Das große Wiener Rundfunkorchester, Austrian Radio, Sep. 1967 (Suite)
Das Grazer Philharmonische Orchester, Austrian Radio, Dec. 1967 (Suite)
Ensemble for Viennese Music/Earle, New York, Apr. 1988 (Suite)
Breslau Radio, Dec. 1931 (Suite)
Radio Orchestra, Stockholm, May 1934 (Suite)
Radio Orchestra, Swiss Radio, Sep. 1934, Oct. 1937 (Suite)
Reid Orchestra/Hans Gál, Edinburgh, Oct. 1938 (Suite)
BBC Scottish Orchestra/Warrack, BBC Radio, Jul. 1944 (Suite)
BBC Midland Light Orchestra/Vinter, BBC Radio, Jul. 1950 (Suite)
Städtisches Orchester, Solingen, Dec. 1954 (Suite)
Purves Puppets, Edinburgh, Aug. 1964, Dec. 1964, Jan. 1965 (Play)
Das große Wiener Rundfunkorchester, Austrian Radio, Sep. 1967 (Suite)
Das Grazer Philharmonische Orchester, Austrian Radio, Dec. 1967 (Suite)
Ensemble for Viennese Music/Earle, New York, Apr. 1988 (Suite)