| First name: | Hans |
| Last name: | Gal |
| Dates: | 1890-1987 |
| Category: | Quartet |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Opus name: | Opus 13 (1915) |
| Publisher: | Schott |
| Peculiarities: | cobbett; RCG-copy editor;IMD; https://en.schott-music.com/shop/piano-quartet-in-a-no306593.html http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Gal-Hans-Piano-Quartet-Bb-Major-Op-13-Score-parts/921004 |
| Information: | The composer Hans Gal was born near Vienna in 1890. Following considerable success in the 1920s, he was appointed Director of the Conservatory in Mainz in 1929. Hitler s accession to power in 1933 led to his instant dismissal and the banning of all his works. He returned to Vienna, but was again to forced to flee by Hitler s annexation of Austria in 1938. He emigrated to Britain and settled in Edinburgh, where he remained active until his death in 1987. |