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Colin Matthews

Composer

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

— David Denton, Tempo

Works

All works published by Faber Music unless otherwise stated.

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O (2022). Soprano and Piano Trio
Mosaics (2022). Orchestra
Seascapes (2019-2020). Soprano and ensemble
Six Chinese Songs (2018-2020). Voice and piano
Scriabin: Rêverie (2019). Arranged for nine strings
Postludes (2019). Oboe octet
As Time Returns (2018). Baritone & ensemble
Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo (2018). Tenor & orchestra
Ghost Story (2018). Violin & piano
Opposites & There’s a Dog (2018). Chorus & piano
Debussy: Images – Book 1 (2018). Orchestra
Elgar : The Prince of Sleep (2017). Orchestra
Bell-wether (2017). Solo alto flute
Meditation – after Telemann: 12. Fantasie (2017). Solo tenor or solo recorder
Hidden Agenda (2017). Piano trio
It Rains (2017). Baritone & ensemble
Mahler : Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen (2017). Tenor & ensemble
Figures, Suspended (2017). Oboe
A Land of Rain (2017). Voice & ensemble
Pavan: St Thomas Wake! (2016). Ensemble
Voices of the Air (2016). Choir & orchestra
Ravel : La Vallée des Cloches – from Miroirs (2016). Orchestra
Ravel : Oiseaux Tristes – from Miroirs (2015). Orchestra
April Sunshine (2015). Voice & ensemble
Lobster Quadrille (2015). Violin, piano, narrator
10 Pig Songs (2015-6). Chorus & piano
String Quartet No.5 (2015)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2014). Orchestra, narrator & children’s choir
Debussy: Syrinx (2013). Flute & piano
Debussy: Syrinx (2013). Orchestra
Sibelius : Five Songs (2014-5). Voice & orchestra
Spiralling (2014). Chamber orchestra
Berg : Warm die Lüfte (2013). Voice & ensemble
Traces Remain (2012-13). Orchestra
Nowhere to Hide (2012). Piano trio
Berceuse for Elliott (2012). Piano
String Quartet No. 4 (2011-12)
Britten : Roman Wall Blues (2011-12). Reconstruction
Mahler : Das Trinklied von Jammer der Erde (2011-12). Orchestra
Grand Barcarolle (2011). Orchestra
Britten : Jazz Man (2011). Large ensemble
No Man’s Land (2010-11) Tenor, Baritone, Orchestra
Fauré : Seven Songs (2010). Voice & orchestra
Crossing the Alps (2009). Voices & Organ
Mendelssohn : Three Songs without Words (2010). String quartet
Three of a Kind (2011-13)
Tanglewood Fanfare (2009). Horn & piano
Debussy: Symphony in B minor (Finale) (2008-9). Orchestra
Mahler: Nicht zu schnell (2008-9). Orchestra
On looking up by chance at the constellations (2008). Voice & piano
Out in the Dark (2008). Voice & piano
Schubert : Nacht u. Träume (2008). Voice & orchestra
Violin Concerto (2007-9). Violin & orchestra
Night Rides (2006-2011). Large ensemble
The Island (2007-8). Soprano & 7 instruments
Rosamund’s March & Rosamund’s Fanfare (2007). Piano
Thomas Morley: Galiarda (2006). Ensemble
Brahms : Intermezzo Op. 119 no 1 (2007). Orchestra
Bach/Brahms: Chaconne (2005-6). Ensemble
Britten : Sonnet (2005). Violin & piano
Alphabicycle Order (2004-7). Narrator, Children’s Chorus & Orchestra
Berceuse for Dresden (2004-5). Cello & Orchestra
Little Berceuse (2004). Clarinet Quintet
Turning Point (2003-6). Orchestra
Debussy Preludes, Books I & II (2001-6). Orchestra
Postlude: M.Croche (2006). Orchestra (and solo piano version)
Bassoonova (2003). Solo bassoon
Margaret’s Galliard (2002). Ms Cookhorn’s Fancie (2004). Contrabassoon
Mechaniks Bench 2 (2003). Ensemble of 7+ players
Mechaniks Bench (2002). Ensemble of 7+ players
Three Preludes (2002-3). Piano
Vivo (2002-3). Orchestra
The Angel’s Carol (2002). SATB
Bright Cecilia: Tema & Tema Elaborata (2002). Orchestra
Fanfare and Flourish (with Fireflies) (2005). Orchestra
Flourish, with Fireflies (2002). 16 players
Reflected Images (1997-2003). Orchestra
A Quick Start (2001/7). Brass quintet/Brass & percussion
Fanfare for the 2001 Proms (2001). Brass & percussion
Horn Concerto (1997-2001)
Time Stands Still (2005). Violin, horn, piano
The Journey Ends Here (2001). Cello & 17 players
Continuum (1998-2000). Mezzo soprano & large ensemble
Finzi: To a poet a thousand years hence (2000). Voice & orchestra
Pluto the Renewer (1999-2000). Large Orchestra
Introduction, Chaconne & Corrente (1999). Guitar
Waltz, Nocturne, March (1999). Piano trio
Motet: Estrangement (2002). SATB
Aftertones. Three Landscapes of Edmund Blunden (1998-2000). Chorus and orchestra
Unfolded Order (1998-9). Orchestra
Debussy : Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé (1998-9). Soprano & 9 players
Mahler : Ich Atmet (1999). Voice & 10 players
Fanfare in Sea (1998). Orchestra
Berg : Four Pieces ( Vier Stücke) (1999). Clarinet & 8 players
Two Tributes (1998-9). Ensemble
Little Continuum (1998-9). 16 players
Elegeia (1998). 14 players
Capriccioletto (1998). Violin & piano
Ouverture after Mahler : Rübezahl (1997-98). Orchestra
Little Pavane (1998). Flute & piano
Beethoven : Lento assai (from Op. 135) (1998). String orchestra
Elegiac Chaconne (1997). 4 players
Dowlandia (1995-7). 15 players
Beethoven : Five Variations on ‘Rule Britannia’ (1980/1997). Orchestra
Alma Mahler : Seven Songs (1996). Voice & orchestra (with David Matthews)
Renewal (1991-6). Chorus & Orchestra
Cello Concerto No.2 (1995-6). Cello & Orchestra
23 Frames for 4 players (1994). Horn, Viola, Cello, Piano
…through the glass (1994). 16 players
Purcell : Fantazia 13 (1995) 4 players / String quartet
String Quartet no. 3 (1993-4)
Pli de Lin (1994). Voice & piano quintet
Three Interludes (1994). Clarinet, viola, piano
Purcell : Fantazia 11 (1994). String orchestra
Britten : Temporal Variations (1994). Oboe & strings
Two Little Fantasies (1993). Oboe solo
Sloth, or the Sluggard’s Alphabet (1993). Operatic sketch. Voice & 5 players
M50 (1995). Orchestra
L, bent… (1993). 10 players
Memorial (1992-3). Orchestra
Contraflow (1992). 14 players
Palinode (1992 arr 1999). Arrangement for 9 cellos
Palinode (1992). Solo cello
Night-Spell (1992). Oboe & piano
Broken Symmetry (1991-2). Orchestra
Duologue (1991). Oboe & piano
To Compose without the Least Knowledge of Music … (1991). Wind sextet
Machines and Dreams (1990). A Toy Symphony, for children & orchestra
Britten : A Charm of Lullabies (1990). Voice & orchestra
A Rose at Christmas (1990). SSAATTBB
Britten: A Charm of Lullabies (1990). Voice & orchestra
Narrative (1991). Voice & piano
Aubade (1990). Voice & piano
Chiaroscuro (1990). Orchestra
Five Concertinos (1990). Wind quintet
Schumann: Mondnacht (1990). Oboe quartet
Britten: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (1990/2007). Clarinet & orchestra
Second Oboe Quartet (1988-9)
Strugnell’s Haiku (1989). Voice & piano/Voice & 5 players
Six Tunes for Lucy (1989). Piano (also violin & piano)
Quatrain (1989). Wind, brass & percussion
Hidden Variables (1992). Orchestra
Hidden Variables (1988-9). 15 players
Cantata on the Death of Antony (1989). Voice & 5 players
Prometheus – fragment (1989). Chorus, orchestra ad lib.
Three-part Chaconne (1989). Piano quartet
Cortège (1988). Orchestra
Omaggio (1990-3). Violin & piano
Moto Perpetuo (1988). Violin & piano
Chaconne with Chorale (1988). Violin & piano
Two Part Invention (1987-8). 19 players
Eleven Studies in Velocity (1987). Piano
Variation on ‘Sumer is Icumen In’ (1987). Orchestra
Monody (1986-7). Sonata no.6 for orchestra
Five Untitled Pieces (1986/9). Flute & piccolo
Tribute Fanfare (1986). Brass & percussion
String Quartet No. 2 (1984-5, revised 1987)
Three Enigmas (1985). Cello & piano
Three Studies (1989). Clarinet & piano
La Virgen Lava Panales (1985). Voice and orchestra
Five Duos (1985). Cello & piano
Pursuit (1986). Ballet score. 16 players
Suns Dance (1984-5). 10 players
Night’s Mask (1984). Soprano & 7 instruments
Cello Concerto No.1 (1983-4). Cello & Orchestra
Triptych (1984). Piano Quintet
Toccata Meccanica (1993). Wind band
Toccata Meccanica (1984). Orchestra
Canonic Overture: Arms Racing (1983, revised 1997). Orchestra
Schubert : Ellens Drei Gesänge (1984). Voice & ensemble
Five Operetta Excerpts (1985). 2 voices and ensemble
Holst : The Dream-City (1983). Voice & orchestra
Mussorgsky / Matthews / Knussen : Marriage (1981). Opera
Fuga (1988). 8 players
The Great Journey (Parts I & II: 1981-3 & Parts III & IV: 1988). Baritone & 8 players
Divertimento (1982-3). Double string orchestra
Divertimento (1982). Double string quartet
Second Hand Flames (1982). SSATB
Oboe Quartet No.1 (1981)
Mahler : Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1980). Solo piano
Sonata No.5: Landscape (1977-81). Orchestra
String Quartet no.1 (1979)
Shadows in the Water (1978-9). Voice & piano
Un Colloque Sentimental (1971-8). Voice & piano
Britten : Overture, Paul Bunyan (1977). Orchestra
Tosca revisited (1978, revised 1996). Chamber orchestra
Rainbow Studies (1977). Piano & wind quartet
Suite for Piano (1977-9). Solo piano
Britten : Praise We Great Men (1976-7). Chorus & orchestra
Night Music (1976-7, revised 1995-7). Small orchestra
Specula (1976). 4 instruments
Five Sonnets : To Orpheus (1975-6). Voice & harp
Partita (1975, revised 1998). Solo violin
Fourth Sonata (1974-5, revised 1995-6). Orchestra
Five Studies (1974-6). Piano
Ceres (1972). 9 instruments
Mahler : Seven Early Songs (c.1964). Voice & orchestra (with David Matthews)

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19 July, 2023 - Nicht zu Schnell (Matthews/Mahler)
Orquesta Joven de Andalucia, Victor Pablo Pérez (conductor)
Palacio de Carlos V, Granada, Spain

20 July, 2023 - Nicht zu Schnell (Matthews/Mahler)
Orquesta Joven de Andalucia, Victor Pablo Pérez (conductor)
Palacio de Carlos V, Granada, Spain

6 June, 2025 - A Visit to Friends (World Premiere)

Snape Maltings Concert Hall - Aldeburgh Festival

7 June, 2025 - A Visit to Friends

Snape Maltings Concert Hall - Aldeburgh Festival

8 June, 2025 - A Visit to Friends

Snape Maltings Concert Hall - Aldeburgh Festival

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