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DAVID MATTHEWS
(b. 1943)
premiere recordings
The Music of Dawn, Op. 50 (1989-90)
26:59
Symphonic Poem for Orchestra
1.
Very calm and still –
3:45
2.
A tempo - Presto –
3:47
3.
Tempo I - Più mosso - Misterioso –
4:50
4.
Tempo I, very calm - Presto - Tempo I –
4:10
5.
Allegro vivace –
2:08
6.
Sempre molto energico - Più mosso - Strepitoso –
3:42
7.
Meno mosso - Calmo e maestoso - Poco solenne - As at the start
4:35
Concerto in Azzurro, Op. 87 (2000-02)
23:47
for Cello and Orchestra
For Steven Isserlis
8.
Con moto appassionato - Lontano –
5:33
9.
Molto vivace e sbalzato - Meno mosso –
4:32
10.
Molto moderato e sostenuto - Poco più mosso –
6:57
11.
Poco lento, con calore - Molto sereno
6:45
A Vision and a Journey, Op. 60 (1992-93, revised 1996-99)
19:44
Symphonic Fantasy for Orchestra
To Robin Leanse
12.
Vivo - Broad, sustained - Poco più mosso –
2:29
13.
Ardente - Flowing - Poco più mosso –
4:23
14.
Precipitoso - Andante moderato –
4:15
15.
Allegro - Clear, luminous –
2:00
16.
[Clear, luminous] - Sostenuto –
2:47
17.
Molto tranquillo - Vivo - Allegro - A little broader
3:48
70:53
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Rumon Gamba
4 and 5 December 2007
Notes
DAVID MATTHEWS: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
‘The reputation of David Matthews has risen steadily over the last few years… among his contemporaries he has few rivals in the creating and sustaining of larger forms’, wrote International Record Review. Born in 1943, Matthews was first attracted to the idea of becoming a composer in his teens and worked as one of Benjamin Britten’s assistants in Aldeburgh. The symphonic poem The Music of Dawn was inspired by the painting of the same name by the British artist Cecil Collins, which is reproduced on the front cover of the CD. A Vision and a Journey, another symphonic poem, was commissioned by the BBC and performed by the BBC Philharmonic in 1993. Concerto in Azzurro is a single large-scale movement for cello and orchestra, here performed by Guy Johnston, winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2000. The BBC Philharmonic is conducted by Rumon Gamba.
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Reviews
Strong persuasive performances, especially from Guy Johnston in the Concert, are caught in exemplary sound
BBC Music Magazine
The reputation of David Matthews has risen steadily over the last few years…among his contemporaries he has few rivals in the creating and sustaining of larger forms.
International Record Review
The lyricism shines out and one is instantly aware that this is music by a composer who is very much a part of the great English tradition.
Guardian
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