Thoughtful and Elegiac
String quartets by David Matthews -
recommended by RON BIERMAN'The performances do full justice to the music.'
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David Matthews is among the most prolific and accessible contemporary British composers. And yet, though he is in his late 60s, I believe only number six of these three quartets has been recorded before. But his prospects are improving. This is Volume I of a complete traversal of the eleven he's written thus far, and the symphonies have also been attracting attention. His time in the spotlight is long overdue...
Copyright © 22 December 2010
Ron Bierman, San Diego, USA
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