{"id":546,"date":"2013-07-22T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T12:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraldgarcia.com\/wordpress\/?p=546"},"modified":"2013-07-22T14:06:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T14:06:12","slug":"hans-gal-recording-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Hans G\u00e1l – recording project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gal\"<\/a>G\u00e1l was born in 1890 to a Jewish family in a small village just outside\u00a0Vienna. He was trained at the\u00a0New Vienna Conservatory<\/a>\u00a0where later he taught for some time.
\nWith the support of such important musicians as\u00a0Wilhelm Furtw\u00e4ngler<\/a>,\u00a0Richard Strauss<\/a>\u00a0and others, he obtained the directorship of the\u00a0Mainz\u00a0Conservatory.<\/p>\n

G\u00e1l composed in nearly every genre and his operas, which include\u00a0Der Artz der Sobeide<\/i>,\u00a0Die Heilige Ente<\/i>\u00a0andDas Lied der Nacht<\/i>, were particularly popular during the 1920s.
\nAlthough not exactly a household name in the guitar world, he did compose many works which include the mandolin and guitar, some of which are for mandolin orchestra.<\/p>\n

When the Nazis occupied Mainz in 1933, G\u00e1l was dismissed as director of the conservatory and his music was banned<\/p>\n

He was forced to leave Germany and eventually emigrated to Britain, where he taught at the\u00a0University of Edinburgh\u00a0for many years.
\nHowever, at the start of\u00a0World War II\u00a0the British government interned all\u00a0enemy aliens<\/a>, including G\u00e1l.
\nHe continued to compose whilst interned in\u00a0Huyton Camp<\/a>\u00a0near\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0and Central Camp in\u00a0Douglas,\u00a0Isle of Man. He was not interned for long as the government soon began to release those who did not pose a threat to the allies.<\/p>\n

He died in Edinburgh at the age of 97.<\/p>\n

He has written several works which include the guitar, amongst them\u00a0Op. 66<\/span>\u00a0Biedermeier Dances<\/a>\u00a0for mandolin orchestra (or mandolin, violin, mandola, guitar, mandoloncello and bass mandolin = Op. 66b) and\u00a0Op. 68c<\/span>.\u00a0Divertimento<\/a>\u00a0for 2 treble recorders and guitar.
\nHe has made a substantial contribute to the repertoire of the mandolin orchestra, which also included guitars. Here is a partial list:<\/p>\n