‘A superb, ambitious new quartet.'   The Guardian

Instrumentation

Availability

Study score 0-571-50693-3 and parts (fp) 0-571-55503-9 on sale

Reviews

‘A superb, ambitious new quartet from Matthews, numerically his first but so confident one finds it hard to believe that.'
The Guardian (Edward Greenfield), 9 June 1980
 
‘With the large-scale integration of these influences in his quartet it sounds as though "promising" will now have to be replaced by "masterly".’
The Sunday Telegraph (Bayan Northcott), 15 June 1980

String Quartet No.1

1st Broadcast Performance

BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom)

Brindisi String Quartet

String Quartet No.1

St George's (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Brindisi Quartet

String Quartet No.1

University of York (York, United Kingdom)

Fitzwilliam String Quartet

String Quartet No.1

Holy Trinity Church (Blythburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom)

Fitzwilliam String Quartet