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Avie spurred the renaissance of Hans Gál’s music with the first-ever release of his complete works for solo piano (AV 2064). The 3-CD set, performed by Leeds Competition winner Leon McCawley, garnered a Gramophone Editor’s Choice, and brought Gál’s effortlessly pleasing music to a broader public. Born near Vienna, the son of a Jewish doctor, Gál was a “continental Briton” who emigrated from Germany at the outbreak of WWII, to Edinburgh where he settled and remained until his death in 1987. During an era that saw the rise and dominance of 12-tone composition, stylistically Gál remained steadfastly true to himself – melodic and accessible.
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