Peter Sheppard Skærved - David Matthews: Music for Solo Violin & Viola, Vol. 3 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Fantasia for Viola, Op. 5 No. 1
02. Darkness Draws In for Viola, Op. 102
03. Arctic Suite for Viola, Op. 172: I. First Northern Song
04. Arctic Suite for Viola, Op. 172: II. Mountains
05. Arctic Suite for Viola, Op. 172: III. Northern Lights
06. Arctic Suite for Viola, Op. 172: IV. Snow
07. Arctic Suite for Viola, Op. 172: V. Second Northern Song
08. 3 Birthday Pieces for Violin, Op. 167: No. 1, For John Carewe
09. 3 Birthday Pieces for Violin, Op. 167: No. 2, For Robin Walker
10. 3 Birthday Pieces for Violin, Op. 167: No. 3, For William Howard
11. 6 Fantasies for Violin, Op. 147: No. 2, Capriccio-Fantasia
12. 6 Fantasies for Violin, Op. 147: No. 3, Brno Fantasia
13. 6 Fantasies for Violin, Op. 147: No. 4, Siebliad
14. 6 Fantasies for Violin, Op. 147: No. 5, Fantasia on Rachmaninov's Prelude in G Minor
15. 6 Fantasies for Violin, Op. 147: No. 6, Midwinter Song
16. Dancing Shiva for Violin, Op. 160a

David Matthews and Peter Sheppard Skærved have been collaborating on a series of works for violin and viola for many years now, with Matthews setting Sheppard Skærved formidable technical challenges, and Sheppard Skærved surprising Matthews by finding a way to overcome the difficulties in his path. Behind all the pyrotechnics, this partnership is generating one of the largest, and most musically rewarding, body of compositions for violin and viola by any living composer. Many of Matthews’ pieces record his experience of nature or offer tributes to friends, with the works heard in this third volume also tracing a journey from darkness to light.

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