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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 5: Post-War Edinburgh

Hans Gal (1890-1987)

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Episode 5: Post-War Edinburgh

Post-War Edinburgh

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Hans Gal (1890-1987), Post-War Edinburgh

Donald Macleod discusses the 40-plus years Hans Gal spent in Edinburgh.

Donald Macleod discusses the 40-plus years Hans Gal spent in Edinburgh, where he helped found the Festival and was an influential teacher at the university.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the composer Hans Gal, in the company of Gal expert Kenneth Woods. Hans Gal lived an exceptionally long and musically productive life, the last half of which was spent in Edinburgh, where he helped found the Edinburgh Festival and was an influential teacher at the university. In his eighties Gal declared, "the workshop is now closed" - not long before he began work on his Fourth and final symphony.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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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