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Colin Matthews

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It is fascinating how Matthews can use, almost entirely, dark and subtly shifting colours …

— David Denton, Tempo

Beethoven : Five Variations on ‘Rule Britannia’ (1980/1997). Orchestra

I orchestrated about half of Beethoven’s ‘Rule Britannia’ Piano Variations in 1980 for Carl Davis’ score for the 1927 Abel Gance silent movie Napoleon – a scene showing the British fleet off Toulouse. In 1997 Carl asked me to orchestrate the rest of the Variations for a performance he gave with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Kerkrade, Netherlands.

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

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