Essays and memoirs by and about one of Britain's leading
symphonists. A lively collection by contributions from Roger
Scruton, Judith Weir, John McCabe, Arnold Whittall, Hugh Wood and
many others. 2013 saw the seventieth birthday of David Matthews,
the British composer who has established an international
reputation as a leading symphonist of our time. This collection,
the first on his work, marks the occasion with lively contributions
from a host of distinguished musicians and writers. Matthews has
supplemented his freelance career by writing extensively and
personally on music, and the first part of the book includes all
his important essays and reviews to date. These survey the present
scene, discuss symphonists (notably Mahler and Sibelius) and focus
on individual composers (notably Britten and Tippett). By including
extracts from his journal and letters, ThomasHyde's substantial
editorial notes sketch out an accompanying biography. This is
supplemented in the second part by extended memoirs from Roger
Scruton and Peter Sculthorpe, and a collection of tributes in words
and music by JamesFrancis Brown, the Smirnov family, Maggie
Hemingway, Robin Holloway, Robin Leanse, Colin Matthews, John
McCabe, Sir Paul McCartney, Pavel Zemek Novak and Judith Weir. The
third part offers a critical forum on Matthews's music. Here, an
overview by Malcolm Macdonald leads to essays on symphonies,
concertos, quartets and other works by Arnold Whittall, Edward
Venn, Geraint Lewis, Hugh Wood and the editor. Frank Ward adds a
witty, bibulous epilogue. David Matthews studied composition
privately with Anthony Milner, assisted Benjamin Britten and
collaborated with Deryck Cooke on the performing version of
Mahler's Tenth Symphony. His large musical output includes
contributions to most of the instrumental and vocal genres; he has
also published monographs on Tippett (1980) and Britten (2003). For
13 years he was artistic director of the Deal Festival. Thomas Hyde
has lectured at theCity University (London) and Worcester College,
Oxford. His compositions include a one-man opera That Man Stephen
Ward (2007), a string quartet (2010) and a violin sonata (2012).
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