Cello Concertino, Solo Cello Sonata & Suite : Matthew Sharp(Vc)Kenneth Woods / English Symphony Orchestra

Bringing to light another of Hans Gals gorgeously melodic and finely crafted scores, AVIE presents the world premiere recording of the Austrian migrs Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra with Matthew Sharp supported by Gal aficionado Kenneth Woods conducting the English Symphony Orchestra. Gals compositional output was vast, varied and consistent, from his early success in 1920s Germany, through internment during World War II, to his days in Edinburgh where he settled, became a respected academic and lived out his long life. His vivacious Cello Concertino was written in 1965, when he was 75 years old. The two spirited solo cello works were among his last, written at the age of 92. hats off to conductor Kenneth Woods for making a case for Gals elegantly built orchestral pieces Heres hoping this is the beginning of a substantial Gal revival. (National Public Radios All Things Considered)