David J. Matthews

Three Studies for solo violin, op.39 1. Andante appassionato 2. Vivo e fantastico 3. Lento - Allegro I wrote Three Studies in September 1985 as the contemporary set work for Stage 1 of the 1986 Carl F...

Winter Journey was originally written for solo violin in November and December 1982. This version for viola was made in 1999 for Sarah Jane Bradley. At the time that I wrote it, I was (not to get exce...

The first of these three pieces, Animula, was commissioned by Thomas Hyde as a 21st birthday present for Catriona Scott, and was composed while I was staying with friends in Orlando, Florida in Decemb...

Capriccio for two horns and strings, op.54 Commissioned by the Philharmonia with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain, this piece was written in early 1991 for a concert to mark the 70th anniv...