David Matthews
Born: 9th March 1943, London, England
Nationality: English
David Matthews is an English composer of mainly orchestral, chamber, vocal and piano works.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Matthews_(composer)
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Contemporary Music Round-Up - Winter 2025
18th Dec 2025
In our latest round-up of contemporary music releases, Ben celebrates the work of two nonagenarians, explores the colour spectrum through the orchestra, enjoys pictorial British chamber music, and find the twenty-first-century symphony to be in rude health.
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David Matthews & Jac van Steen on their musical friendship
2nd Dec 2025
The British composer and Dutch conductor discuss their various collaborations over the last three decades, including a new album of Matthews's Symphony No. 11, Flute Concerto and Symphonic Diptych from the opera Anna (released last month on SOMM).
All Genres: Matthews, D
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Matthews, D
- A Congress of Passions, Op. 62a (1994 rev. 2000) (1)
- A Little Threnody (1)
- A Vision and a Journey (1)
- Adagio for String Quartet, Op. 56a (1)
- After Sunrise, Op. 82 - Moderato con moto (1)
- Aubade, for chamber orchestra op.83 (2000) (1)
- Bruckner-Fenster III (2)
- Chaconne (2)
- Clarinet Quartet (1)
- Concerto in Azzurro (1)
- Duet Variations, Op. 30 (1)
- Duos (8) (1)
- For a Wine Festival (1)
- From Sea to Sky, overture for small orchestra, Op. 59 (1992) (1)
- Movement of Autumn, for soprano & chamber orchestra op.98 (2005) (1)
- Oboe Concerto, Op. 57 (1)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 111 (1)
- Piano Sonata (2)
- Plover's Peak (2)
- Romanza (2)
- Romanza for Violin and Piano, Op. 119a (2)
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 18 (2)
- String Quartet No. 4, Op. 27 (1)
- String Quartet No. 5, Op. 36 (1)
- String Quartet No. 6, Op. 56 (2)
- String Quartet No. 10, Op. 84 (1)
- String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114 (1)
- String Trio (1)
- String Trio No. 2 (1)
- Terrible Beauty, Op. 104 (1)
- The Flaying of Marsyas (1)
- The Music of Dawn (1)
- The Sleeping Lord, for soprano, flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet op.58 (1992) (1)
- Three Studies, Op. 39 (2)
- Total Tango for string orchestra op.80a (2000 rev. 2004) (1)
- Variations for Piano, Op. 72 (1)
- Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 31 (1)
- Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 74 (1)
- Winter Passions (1)
- Winter Remembered (2)
Recent Best Sellers: Matthews, D
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Special offer. David Matthews - Orchestral Works
Guy Johnston (cello) BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Contemporary
Presto CD: Original price $16.75 Reduced $13.40Download from $7.00 -
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David Matthews: Anna: Symphonic Diptych; Symphony No. 11; Flute Concerto
Emma Halnan, Ulster Orchestra, Jac van Steen
CD: $18.50Download from $10.00 -
An English Coronation, 1902-1953 | Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Vocal
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Choral
2 CDs: $25.50Download from $10.00 -
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New. Elsewhere: Commissions for Clarinet
Robert Plane & Elias String Quartet, Robert Plane (clarinet), Robert Plane & Tim Horton, Robert Plane & James Gilchrist, James Gilchrist (vocalist), Robert Plane & Gould Piano Trio, Lucy Gould, Gwenllian Hâf MacDonald, André Swanepoel, George Richardson-Jones, Gary Pomeroy, Richard Lester, David Stark, Elias String Quartet & Rhys Herbert, Elias String Quartet, Gould Piano Trio, Rhys Herbert
CD: $18.50Download from $10.00
