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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Hans Gal (1890-1987)

Composer of the Week: Hans Gal (1890-1987): Episode 4: Exile in Britain

Hans Gal (1890-1987)

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Episode 4: Exile in Britain

Exile in Britain

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Hans Gal (1890-1987), Exile in Britain

Donald Macleod focuses on Gal's exile in Britain.

Donald Macleod focuses on Gal's exile in Britain, where he quickly settled into Edinburgh society, starting a madrigal group and an orchestra made up of fellow refugees.

Donald Macleod is joined by Kenneth Woods to explore the life and work of Hans Gal.
After the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938, the Gal family went into exile in the UK. They resided first in London and then Edinburgh. Hans Gal quickly settled into Edinburgh society, starting a madrigal group and an orchestra made up of fellow refugees. At Whitsun 1940, however, Gal found himself arrested as an "enemy alien", along with all the other refugees in Edinburgh. They were sent to an internment camp at Huyton near Liverpool, where Hans Gal composed his Huyton Suite.

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Donald Macleod and Kenneth Woods explore the life and prolific career of Hans Gal

Donald Macleod is joined by conductor, cellist and Gal expert Kenneth Woods to explore the life and prolific career of Hans Gal

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