This Dutton release featuring David Matthews' Second and Sixth symphonies performed by Jac van Steen and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales joins the label's previously issued recording of the composer's First, Third, and Fifth symphonies performed by Martyn Brabbins and the same orchestra. Like that disc, it shows that the stylistic distance between Matthews' earlier and later symphonies is as great as the chronological difference. The Second Symphony, written between 1976 and 1979, is in four tough and uncompromising ...
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This Dutton release featuring David Matthews' Second and Sixth symphonies performed by Jac van Steen and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales joins the label's previously issued recording of the composer's First, Third, and Fifth symphonies performed by Martyn Brabbins and the same orchestra. Like that disc, it shows that the stylistic distance between Matthews' earlier and later symphonies is as great as the chronological difference. The Second Symphony, written between 1976 and 1979, is in four tough and uncompromising movements with strong contrasts, stark colors, acerbic harmonies, driving tempos, and plentiful assaultive percussion instruments. The Sixth, written between 2003 and 2007, is a much more approachable work in three movements with smoother transitions, blended colors, more consonant harmonies, calmer tempos, and a multitude of mellower percussion instruments. In both works, van Steen and the Welsh musicians turn in performances that seem much more than professionally interested; they...
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Add this copy of Matthews: Symphonies No 2 & 6 to cart. $15.95, like new condition, Sold by Mom's Resale rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from River Hills, WI, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Dutton Labs UK.
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