Whether in his original home of Vienna, as a conservatoire director in Germany, or as an émigré in Edinburgh, where he became one of the mainstays of musical life, Hans Gál (1890–1987) championed choral singing as a way of directly involving people in making music: he founded and conducted a number of choirs and provided an extensive output of choral compositions. This second album of Gál’s choral music offers a vivid cross-section of his music for chamber choir, featuring mixed voices, women’s voices and male-voice choir, both a cappella and with piano, and ranging across four decades.

“Borealis handle both German and English with equal aplomb and it’s a delight to hear Gál being performed again.” – Choir and Organ, Sept/Oct 2020 4/5***** (Vol.1, TOCC0509)

“[Borealis] The members are in tremendous form here… the sharpness of their singing and discipline are really excellent. For all fans of a cappella singing, this is a fresh and interesting release of a composer whose music is making a comeback.” – Fanfare, March/April 2021 (Vol.1, TOCC0509)