Colin Matthews: Violin Concerto, Cortège & Cello Concerto No. 2 Classical Orchestral & Concertos NMC

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“.A lovingly curated and recorded triptych by a senior Brit master. “ *****

Brett Allen-Bayes – Limelightmagazine.com – 12 May 2017

“… Josefowicz is superb – radiant and pointed – in the concerto written for her. Cortège is colossal; and Karttunen dexterously finds his way through the Second Cello Concerto….”

Gramophone Magazine - August 2016

“… the Violin Concerto (2009) and the Cello Concerto No.2 (1996) - inhabit a world half way between Berg and Britten, where nervy, restless detail in the background gives way to a core of expressive lyricism.”

The Financial Times

“… [Leila Josefowicz has] unlocked a sensuous outpouring from Matthews, a concerto of lithe purpose and natural flow…the fearless Josefowicz brings her unique improvisatory energy, finding exuberant equals in Oliver Knussen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.” ****

BBC Music magazine - July 2016

“… Josefowicz, for whom Matthews tailored [the Concerto], soars high above the orchestra as if on a thermal...[Cortège is] sombre but driven – monumental, yes, but one somehow feels inside the monument rather than gazing on it.” ****

The Guardian - 23 June 2016

“… [Cortège's] dark, drum-beating, funereal character has, paradoxically perhaps, a more direct appeal than the Violin Concerto (2009), given by the brilliant Leila Josefowicz...The large-scale Cello Concerto No 2 (1996), written for Rostropovich, finds a fine exponent in Anssi Karttunen.”

The Sunday Times - 29 May 2016

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