Composer: Matthew Taylor
Performer: Schidlof Quartet, Lowbury Piano Trio
Orchestra: Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0015
Release: 2005
Size: 215 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Piano Trio, Op. 17
01. I. Grave – Allegro pesante
02. II. Theme and Variations. Adagio molto
03. III. Finale. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 18
04. I. Allegro vigoroso
05. II. Poco allegretto e misterioso
06. III. Vivace
Conflict and Consolation, Op. 19
07. I. Conflict
08. II. Consolation
The music of Matthew Taylor (b. 1964) seeks to give the symphonic tradition continued relevance in the modern age. These three works, composed consecutively between 1993 and 1996, demonstrate Taylor’s concern with the essentials of symphonic thought in the long-term generation and deployment of energy, using a language which stems from the legacy of Sibelius and Nielsen, with points of reference to Robert Simpson, Vagn Holmboe and Michael Tippett.