Last year Kenneth Woods and the Stratford-upon-Avon based Orchestra of the Swan made musical history when they completed the first-ever recorded cycle of the Symphonies by Hans Gál. By dusting off the Austrian émigré composer s gorgeously melodic and finely
crafted scores, which remained relatively dormant throughout the 20th
century, Woods has introduced a new generation to Gál s wide-ranging and extensive oeuvre. On this set, the four symphonies (each originally released alongside those of Robert Schumann),
are re-mastered and presented all together for the first time, opening the door to further exploration and discovery.