'A delicate mix of 19th and 21st centuries….’   The Times

Instrumentation

2(II=picc).2.2 Bb+A (II=bcl).2 - 2.2 in C.0.0 - timp(+crot ad lib.) - harp - strings

Availability

Score and parts for hire

Programme Notes

Fleur jetée Op. 39, No. 2 (1884)
Nocturne Op. 43, No. 2 (1886)
Mandoline Op. 58, No. 1 (1891)
Clair de lune - Menuet Op. 46, No. 2 (1887)
Notre amour Op. 23, No. 2 (1879)
Green Op. 58, no. 3 (1891)
Les berceaux Op. 23, no. 1 (1879)
Postlude: Op. 106 (1915)

 

Reviews

‘Matthews captured the intimacy of Fauré’s works in a delicate mix of 19th and 21st centuries… Fleur-jetée reworked the insistent piano in the horn section in an urgent concatenation of emotions… a fine complement to the original settings.’
The Times (Sarah Unwin Jones), 15 February 2001

 

Seven Songs

ABC Classic FM (Australia)

Siobhan Stagg/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Leo Hussain

Seven Songs

Federation Concert Hall (Hobart, TAS, Australia)

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Leo Hussain/Siobhan Stagg

Seven Songs

Pfarrkirche Unterägeri (Unterägeri, Zug, Switzerland)

Carmela Konrad/Zuger Sinfonietta/Johannes Meister

Seven Songs

Pfarrkirche Unterägeri (Unterägeri, Zug, Switzerland)

Carmela Konrad/Zuger Sinfonietta/Johannes Meister

Seven Songs

City Park (Launceston, TAS, Australia)

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Marko Letonja