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Premiered at the BBC Proms in 1984, Matthews’ first concerto for cello is an extravagantly coloured collaboration between soloist and orchestra. Though packed with virtuosity, Matthews makes orchestra...

Full Score.

Vc-solo/Fl1/Fl2 (also piccolo flute)/2 Ob/2 Klar/2 Fag/3 Hn/2 Trp/3 Pos/Tb/Pk/Tri/2 V/Va/Vc/KB

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Commissioned by the BBC for the 1969 Henry Wood Promenade Concert Season. Premiered by Zara Nelsova and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Colin Davis.

The Ritual Fire Dance, arr. Halffter, 1942

Kaija Saariaho's Notes on Light was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Musical Director James Levine, and given its first performance on 22nd February 2007 at Symphony Hall, Boston, USA, b...

The River Cam by Eric Whitacre, first performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 14 April 2011 by Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello) and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Eric Whitacre.

Georg Goltermann's 3rd concerto was composed during his time as Kapellmeister at the theater in Frankfurt am Main. It is somewhat different in form from the first two concertos, but is nevertheless o...