Serenade for String Orchestra

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, Opus 46 (1937)
Amabile con moto, Scherzino, Cavatina, Rondo
Also for Mandolin ensemble

Duration: 13''
Publisher: Novello (1942), now Music Sales
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Late Romantics/Néo-romantiques

E N von Reznicek, Engelbert Humperdinck, Hans Gál, et al.
Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Georg Tintner
(includes Serenade for String Orchestra Op.46)

CBC records: SMCD5167
1997
Audio CD DDD (1)
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Hans Gál and Egon Wellesz: Continental Britons

Exhibition Catalogue with 2 CDS
(1) Hans Gál - Excerpts from

Violin Sonata op. 17
Five Songs, op. 33
String Quartet I, op. 16
Die Heilige Ente, op. 15
Wind Divertimento, op. 22
Serenade for String Orchestra, op. 46
Huyton Suite, op. 92
Violin Concerto op. 39
Symphony No. 2, op. 53
Symphony No. 3, op. 62
24 Preludes, op. 83
De Profundis, op. 50
24 Fugues, op. 108

(2) Egon Wellesz, excerpts from:

Vorfrühling, op. 12
Persisches Ballet, op. 30
Alkestis, op. 35
Die Bakchantinnen, op. 44
Prosperos Beschwörungen, op. 53
Mitte des Lebens, op. 45
Symphony No. 1, op. 62
Symphony No. 9, op. 111
Mirabile Mysterium, op. 101
Prelude for solo viola, op. 112

Jewish Museum Vienna
2004
www.jmw.at

Hans Gál: Music for Chamber Orchestra
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 46
Divertimento for Small Orchestra, Op. 22b
Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 52
Music for String Orchestra, Op. 73

Reijo Tunkkari (violin), Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Jan Söderblom (conductor)
CPO 555623-2, 2024

Hans Gál: Concertinos for Violin, Cello and Piano; String Serenade
Concertino for Violin and Strings, Op. 52
Concertino for Cello and Strings, Op. 87
Concertino for Piano and Strings, Op. 43
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 46

Nina Karmon (violin), Justus Grimm (cello), Oliver Triendl (piano), Sinfonietta Riga, Normunds Šnē (conductor)
Hänssler Classic HC23049, 2023

First performance: Vienna, Dec. 1937 (Wiener Frauen-Symphonieorchester/Lehnert)

Other performances: BBC Scottish Orchestra/Warrack, BBC Radio, Oct. 1938, Jul. 1941
Edinburgh, Apr. 1940
BBC Scottish Orchestra/Whyte, Edinburgh, Dec. 1942, Jul. 1943, Mar. 1944, Jan. 1946, Mar. 1949, , Feb. 1950, Aug. 1950
BBC Scottish Orchestra, BBC Radio, Nov. 1943
Jacques String Orchestra/Reginald Jacques, London, Mar. 1944
Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra/Claire Spence, Edinburgh, Mar. 1946
Wiener Kammerorchester/Hladky, Vienna, Mar. 1947, Sep. 1947
Auckland String Players/Tintner, Auckland (NZ), Apr. 1949, Jun. 1949; Hamilton (NZ), Jul. 1949
Nederlands Philharmonia/Plukker, Amsterdam, Apr. 1950
Edinburgh Chamber orchestra/Hans Gál, Edinburgh, Jan. 1952
Radiotjänsts Kammarorkester/Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish Radio, Jun. 1953
Sydney String Orchestra/Tintner, Sydney Radio, Apr. 1955, Aug. 1959
London Studio Players/Owen, London, Aug. 1959
BBC Scottish orchestra/Bryden Thomson, BBC Radio, Oct. 1959
Glasgow String Orchestra/Secchi, Glasgow, May 1960
Städtisches Orchester/Schmidtgen, Mainz, Nov. 1960 (70th birthday concert)
BBC Scottish Orchestra/Lockart, BBC Radio, Feb. 1961
London Studio Players/James Lockart, BBC Radio, Jan. 1962
Alex Lindsay String Orchestra/Tintner, Wellington, 1964
Edinburgh Chamnber Oorchestra/Coates, Feb. 1967, Dec. 1970
Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra/Miles Baster, Edinburgh, Nov. 1978
Queensland Theatre Orchestra/Tintner, Brisbane, Feb. 1984
Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner, Halifax (Canada), Jan. 1988
Musica Nova/Cohen, Scottsdale (AZ), Jan, 2006
William & Mary Symphony Orchestra/Marcus, Williamsburg (VA), Mar. 2018
Columbia Bach Society/Chan, New York, NY, Nov. 2018

Serenade for string orchestra

Hans Gál: Music for Chamber Orchestra

cpo · CPO555623

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra; Jan Söderblom

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Hans Gal: Serenade for String Orchestra Op.46, i. Amabile con moto1:00
CD 1 · Track 1
Hans Gal: Serenade for String Orchestra Op.46, ii. Scherzino1:00
CD 1 · Track 2
Hans Gal: Serenade for String Orchestra Op.46, iii. Cavatina1:00
CD 1 · Track 3
Hans Gal: Serenade for String Orchestra Op.46, iv. Rondo1:00
CD 1 · Track 4

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