LEOPOLD VAN DER PALS (1884-1966)
Recordings: "Want List" - 5 Records of the Year, 2016 Fanfare Magazine Leopold van der Pals was a name new to me. And no wonder! This recording is one of the few available of his music. That will hopefully change, as more attention is brought to this once neglected composer. Having travelled extensively, he absorbed virtually everything to which he came in contact. His music incorporates free tonality, impressionism, certain romantic tendencies of melody and harmony, and counterpoint galore! Though his music may at times remind one of Hindemith, of Martin, of Honegger, and others, it is still Pal’s own voice which comes through most of all. And whether that is in music of quiet reflection or grand gestures, it is a voice with something definite to say. Scott Noriega "Sonata, Duo, Trio & 3 Fugues" - Polyhymnia Forlag Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Violin Tobias van der Pals, Cello Kristoffer Hyldig, Piano
”However you manage to get your hands on it, this release is essential” ”The Cello Sonata announces itself, with no special pleading needed, as a masterpiece and a major addition to the cello repertoire. Now that it has been brought to light by Tobias van der Pals in this stunning performance...” - Fanfare Magazine, USA Diese Sonate kennen zu lernen, ist ein wirklicher Gewinn. Es ist an der Zeit, dass Werke des Komponisten endlich von einem Verlag herausgegeben und für die Musikwelt erschlossen werden. Die beiden Interpreten Tobias van der Pals und Cathrine Penderup sind hervorragende Vertreter ihres Fachs, die der Musik in jeder Hinsicht gerecht werden. Es wäre eine echte Bereicherung, die Künstler in Konzerten und in weiteren Einspielungen erleben zu können. - das Orchester, Deutschland Just let us hear some more - perhaps a symphony or two. Music close to the german "new objectivity", that famous people like Paul Hindemith represented in the early 1930's. Mixed with gentle impressionism, the second movement becomes a different, minimalistic kind of poetry on the spot. ...and as the CD draws to an end with Two Pieces for Cello and Piano you are convinced of the relevance of Tobias van der Pals musical genealogy. - Politiken, Denmark "Sonata, Duo, Trio & 3 Fugues" - Polyhymnia Forlag Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Violin Tobias van der Pals, Cello Kristoffer Hyldig, Piano
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