Browse: Concertos, Matthews, D (composer)

The past is never far away in the Ninth Symphony, a work unafraid to be in dialogue with melody, tonality and tradition. It’s warmly played, as are the string orchestra Variations and Double... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A great deal of it is very enjoyable, and perhaps most encouraging of all is the sense that something genuinely new and fresh – rather than just superficially novel – could emerge from this kind... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This Sonata is virtuoso music and Laura Mikkola is equal to it. Matthews describes her as ‘a marvellous exponent of my music’ and this performance proves the point. It is an exciting work and... — MusicWeb International, 30th August 2013 More…

The extensive Vivacissimo finale [of the First Violin Concerto]...provides the most breathtaking bravura on the disc, superbly negotiated by Philippe Graffin, whose beauty of tone in the slower,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sarah-Jane Bradley, former member of the Sorrel Quartet, is a wonderfully eloquent player and obtains sterling support from her collaborators here. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2007 More…

Barrière’s amiable Sonata for Two Cellos in G major unites [Johnston] with fellow BBC Young Musicians of the Year Sheku Kanneh-Mason. It’s a delectably nuanced performance, capped by a finale... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Here’s a fresh collection of commissions from the ever-enterprising Madeleine Mitchell. Each one has sprung from a personal connection and shared interested…There’s something brave and touching... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…