KINDRED SPIRITS

The disc’s title suggests that Franz Schubert and Hans Gal, though separated by a century, are “Kindred Spirits” because they both were innovative Viennese composers–although

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Gál: Piano Music/Jones

Piano music occupied Hans Gál (1890-1987) throughout his long life, and all of it is immediately appealing, harmonically ingenuous, extremely fluent, well crafted, and supremely

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Gal: Piano Preludes

Throughout his long life, Hans Gál (1890-1987) divided his professional activities between composing and teaching; he also edited and authored numerous books about music. Gál’s

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