Browse: Chamber, Matthews, D (composer)

The writing has many of David Matthews's familiar strengths: a fine sensuous imagination, adventurous harmony that makes clear aural sense, an equally clear sense of organic development of ideas...It's... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Both of these works [the Moeran and the Rawsthorne] benefit, as does the recital as a whole, from superbly responsive playing by Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo - who project the music's often... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

Matthews describes the Leonore Piano Trio’s lively and evocative performance as ‘definitive’. Their cellist, Gemma Rosefield, gives equally searching accounts of Journeying Songs — BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Not only our most prominent symphonist, Matthews leads the way in maintaining the time-honoured genre of the string quartet...The Kreutzers’ performances are deeply felt. — Sunday Times, 6th June 2010 More…

Trickey’s Telemann is authoritative and stylish, and her Prokofiev is ebullient...Amidst stylistic versatility, Trickey’s album also serves as a testament to the creativity of contemporary British... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It reinforces the view that, Robert Simpson apart, he is probably the most important British quartet composer of recent decades...The Kreutzer Quartet (each of whom gets a solo spot in the work's... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Toccata has shown sterling commitment to Matthews’ productive oeuvre. It is no coincidence that the music is fully worthy of such staunch promotion. — MusicWeb International, October 2017 More…

The quality of the works on offer here should make this release appeal well beyond the ranks of new music aficionados; and the near-flawless performances provide their own recommendation...[Watkins's]... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…