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Colin Matthews

Composer

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

— Paul Driver, The Sunday Times

Recordings

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Turning Point

Recorded: 2008
Performers: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Markus Stenz (conductor)
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Meditation after Telemann: 12 Fantasie

Recorded: 2018
Performers: Tabea Debus;
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Holst – The Planets with Pluto

Recorded: 2006
Performers: Berliner Philharmoniker; Simon Rattle (conductor)
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Colin Matthews: Fourth Sonata, Suns Dance, Broken Symmetry

Fourth Sonata, Suns Dance, Broken Symmetry

Recorded: 2003
Performers: London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen (conductor)
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Three of a Kind

Recorded: 2015
Performers: Richard Watkins (Horn); Huw Watkins (Piano), Paul Watkins (Cello);
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Colin Matthews: Debussy - La Mer

Debussy: La Mer, Preludes for Piano orch. Colin Matthews

Recorded: 2008
Performers: Hallé Orchestra; Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
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Scherzetto

Recorded: 2010
Performers: Endymion; Quentin Poole (conductor)
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The NMC Songbook

Recorded: 2009
Performers:
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Recording the Panufnik composers

30 January, 2021

Nottingham University Challenge team - Roy, Hopkins, Wood, Matthews

Christmas University Challenge

19 December, 2020

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Gurrelieder

7 April, 2020

Upcoming Performances

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27 April, 2021 - Seascapes (World Premiere)
Nash Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London

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Faber Music
NMC Recordings
The Holst Foundation

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