Matthews: Divertimento / Knussen, Brindisi Quartet, Haffner Wind Ensemble, et al

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Album Summary

Conductor

• Knussen, Oliver

Ensembles

• Brindisi String Quartet
• Haffner Wind Ensemble

Composer

• Colin Matthews (1946 - )

Notes & Reviews:

'Divertimento' was commissioned by and dedicated to Peter Pears for the 1982 Aldeburgh Festival. Colin Matthews is active as administrator of the Holst Foundation, chair of the Britten Estate, and trustee of the Britten-Pears Foundation. He is also founder and Executive Producer of NMC Recordings. NMC's Ancora series is devoted to the reissue of important recordings of contemporary British works which have been deleted by other record labels. The Brindisi Quartet's recording of Matthews' 'String Quartet No.2' was previously unreleased.

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Matthews, Colin : Quartet for Strings no 2

• Ensemble: Brindisi String Quartet
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1985

Matthews, Colin : Quartet for Oboe and Strings no 1

• Ensemble: Brindisi String Quartet
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1981

Matthews, Colin : Divertimento for Double String Quartet

• Ensemble: Brindisi String Quartet
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1982

Matthews, Colin : Concertinos (5) for Wind Quintet

• Conductor: Oliver Knussen
• Ensemble: Haffner Wind Ensemble
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Concerto

Matthews, Colin : Triptych

• Conductor: Oliver Knussen
• Ensemble: Haffner Wind Ensemble
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1984