Composer: David Matthews
Performer: Peter Sheppard Skærved
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0309
Release: 2017
Size: 2.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Fantasia on Paganini’s Second Violin Concerto, Op. 147
3 Chants, Op. 138
02. I. Lento
03. II. Poco con moto
04. III. Poco andante
4 Australian Birds, Op. 84a
05. No. 1, Munro’s Song
06. No. 2, The Two Cuckoos
07. No. 3, Whipbird in the Rainforest
08. No. 4, The Butcher Bird
Violin Sonata, Op. 8
09. I. Quasi cadenza
10. II. Prestissimo
11. III. Lento flessibile
12. IV. Allegro non troppo
13. The National Anthem
14. Song Thrush Fragment
15. Birthday Piece for Richard
16. An Album Leaf for Sally
17. Not Farewell
15 Preludes, Op. 132
18. No. 1 in C Major
19. No. 2 in C Minor
20. No. 3 in G Major
21. No. 4 in G Minor
22. No. 5 in D Major
23. No. 6 in D Minor
24. No. 7 in A Major
25. No. 8 in A Minor
26. No. 9 in E Major
27. No. 10 in E Minor
28. No. 11 in E-Flat Major
29. No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor
30. No. 13 in F Major
31. No. 14 in B Minor
32. No. 15 in B-Flat Major
David Matthews and Peter Sheppard Skærved have been collaborating on a series of works for violin for many years now, in a partnership that has resulted in over 30 works, from string quartets to many pieces for violin alone. • Matthews sets Sheppard Skærved formidable technical challenges, and Sheppard Skærved surprises Matthews by finding ways of overcoming the difficulties in his path. • Behind all the pyrotechnics, this collaboration is generating one of the largest, and most musically rewarding, body of compositions for solo violin by any living composer. • The range of reference in this music is wide, from Australian magpies and European songthrushes, via an Alpine ranz des vaches, to Three Chants, where the violinist is required to whistle and sing as he plays.