Colin Matthews

Composer

Matthews’ statement has a power and elegance that are quite his own.

— Paul Driver, The Sunday Times

Listen

Colin Matthews and Claire booth chatting together on a pebbly beach

Seascapes: No.3 – Night Estuary

  • Recorded: 2026
  • Performers: Nash Ensemble; Claire Booth;
Colin Matthews: Fourth Sonata, Suns Dance, Broken Symmetry

Fourth Sonata, Suns Dance, Broken Symmetry

  • Recorded: 2019
  • Performers: London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen (conductor)
Colin Matthews: No Man's Land, Crossing the Alps, Aftertones

No Man’s Land, Crossing the Alps, Aftertones

  • Recorded: 2014
  • Performers: The Hallé; Nicholas Collon (conductor)

The Debussy Preludes and Postlude

  • Recorded: 2014
  • Performers: The Hallé; Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Cover of CD of violin concerto featuring an abstract painting (portrait of CM composer) by Jack Smith

Violin Concerto, Cortege, Cello Concerto No.2

  • Recorded: 2009
  • Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leila Josefowicz; Oliver Knussen (conductor)
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