Special offer. David Matthews: Music for Solo Violin, Volume One
Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin)
While the monumental 15 Fugues for solo violin charm and astonish, it's the passionate Schubert homage Winter Journey that's the high point. Peter Sheppard Skaerved's playing sets a gold standard.
Special offer. David Matthews: Music for Solo Violin, Volume One
Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin)
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While the monumental 15 Fugues for solo violin charm and astonish, it's the passionate Schubert homage Winter Journey that's the high point. Peter Sheppard Skaerved's playing sets a gold standard.
About
David Matthews’ Fifteen Fugues for solo violin, composed over four years between 1998 and 2002, constitute what is probably the largest set of violin fugues by a living composer.
They also form an extended essay in musical portraiture, with each fugue ‘depicting’ its dedicatee.
Like the Three Studies (1985) and Winter Journey (1982–83), a tone-poem for solo violin inspired by Schubert’s Winterreise, they pose extraordinary technical challenges to the performer.
They are played here by the violinist for whom most of this music was written, Peter Sheppard Skærved.
This release continues Toccata Classics‘ coverage of David Matthews‘ music, with two volumes of his string quartets already released to outstanding reviews.
Contents and tracklist
- Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin)
- Recorded: 17-18 August 2010
- Recording Venue: Aldbury Parish Church, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin)
- Recorded: 17-18 August 2010
- Recording Venue: Aldbury Parish Church, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin)
- Recorded: 17-18 August 2010
- Recording Venue: Aldbury Parish Church, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Awards and reviews
April 2014
While the monumental 15 Fugues for solo violin charm and astonish, it's the passionate Schubert homage Winter Journey that's the high point. Peter Sheppard Skaerved's playing sets a gold standard.
