Orchestral Works
Symphonies
Concertos
For String Orchestra
Other Orchestral Works
Symphonies
Symphony No.1, 'Sinfonia Brevis', Op.2
| Composed |
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1985 |
| Duration (approx) |
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17 minutes |
| Parts |
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0200/ 2000/ str
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| Recording |
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Symphony No.1 & 3, Horn Concerto -- Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7178 |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by The Purcell Orchestra.
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| First performance |
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17th May 1985 |
| Venue |
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St. Paul's, Covent Garden, London |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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The Purcell Orchestra |
| Conductor |
|
Robin Page |
…a single-movement canvas of uncommon skill and purposefulness and fluency for one so tender in years
Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, May 2007
Symphonic writing has been a mainstay of Taylor’s output and his First Symphony (1985) displays a telling symphonic logic within its single-movement dimensions…
Sinfonia Brevis successfully integrates its relative extremes of motion into an organic and inevitable whole: something not necessarily to be expected from a composer just into his twenties and which this performance captures in full measure.
Richard Whitehouse, International Record Review, Jan 2007
Symphony No.2, Op.10
| Composed |
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1991, revised 1997 & 2008 |
| Duration (approx) |
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37 minutes |
| Parts |
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3d3 2d1 2 2+1/ 4331/ timp 3perc pnodcel str
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| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned privately by Prof. Ian Craft.
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| First performance |
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22nd January 2009 |
| Venue |
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Recorded at Maida Vale Studios, London. Transmitted on 4th April 2009. |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor |
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Garry Walker |
An exceedingly powerful piece - tough, cogent, persuasive, compelling...
If the enthusiastic response by audience and orchestra of the premiere of Matthew Taylor's Second Symphony is anything to go by then there is a future for contemporary music in this country...
Richard Whitehouse, Classical Source, February 2009
Symphony No.3, Op.33
| Composed |
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2004 |
| Duration (approx) |
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26 minutes |
| Parts |
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2d2 2d1 2d1(Eb) 2/ 3200 timpdperc, str
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| Recording |
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Symphony No.1 & 3, Horn Concerto -- Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7178 |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Written as part of Taylor's residency with Sound Collective.
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| First performance |
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7th January 2005 |
| Venue |
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St. John's Smith Square, London |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Sound Collective |
| Conductor |
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Tom Hammond |
Taylor writes with considerable inventive flair, economy of thought and wit. Above all this is a resourceful and personable voice that never fails to communicate...
Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, May 2007
Concertos
Clarinet Concerto, Op.20
| Composed |
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1996 |
| Duration (approx) |
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23 minutes |
| Parts |
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Solo clt. and orch: 1d1 2d1 0 2/ 2000/ timpdperc (1 player), str
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| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Written for Emma Johnson.
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| First performance |
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19th June 1999 |
| Venue |
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Hingham Church, Norfolk |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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City of London Sinfonia |
| Conductor |
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Matthew Taylor |
| Soloists / Players |
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Emma Johnson, clarinet |
| Notes |
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London premiere at Blackheath Halls, 2nd July 1999.
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Double Bass Concerto, Op.31
| Composed |
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2003 |
| Duration (approx) |
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19 minutes |
| Parts |
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D-b solo and a) string orch (tutti db ad lib) or b) soli 3 3 2 2 [1 db (ad lib)]
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| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by The Guildhall Strings.
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| First performance |
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25th May 2005 |
| Venue |
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Brighton Festival |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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The Guildhall Strings |
| Soloists / Players |
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Christopher West, double bass |
Horn Concerto, Op.23
| Composed |
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1999, revised 2004 |
| Duration (approx) |
|
18 minutes |
| Parts |
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Strings - 33221 (players) min
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| Recording |
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Symphony No.1 & 3, Horn Concerto -- Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7178 |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned, with funds from Yorkshire Arts, by Ryedale Festival.
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| First performance |
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22nd July 1999 |
| Venue |
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Helmsley |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Goldberg Ensemble |
| Conductor |
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Malcolm Layfield, director |
| Soloists / Players |
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Richard Watkins, horn |
| Notes |
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London premiere by Adam Walters (horn) and Sound Collective conducted by Tom Hammond at St. Giles, Cripplegate, Barbican on 9th January 2004.
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The result is surely the finest British horn concerto of recent decades and a pleasurable listen in its own right.
Richard Whitehouse, International Record Review, Jan 2007
Piano Concerto, Op.13
| Composed |
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1992 |
| Duration (approx) |
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32 minutes |
| Parts |
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2d2 2d1 2 2/ 4200/ timp, str
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| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by the Malvern Festival.
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| First performance |
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23rd May 1993 |
| Venue |
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Malvern Festival |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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The Goldberg Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor |
|
Matthew Taylor |
| Soloists / Players |
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Martin Roscoe, piano |
For String Orchestra
Adagio
| Composed |
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1998 |
| Duration (approx) |
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6 minutes |
| Publisher |
|
Peters Edition |
| First performance |
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4th November 1998 |
| Venue |
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Carpenter's Hall, London |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Orchestre d'Occasion |
| Conductor |
|
Matthew Taylor |
| Notes |
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Arrangement of the original quartet.
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| Related works |
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Adagio - Tribute to R.S., Op.28 |
Lento, Op.3
| Composed |
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1988, revised 1992 |
| Duration (approx) |
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8 minutes |
| Parts |
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String orchestra
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| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Written for Thames Sinfonia.
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| First performance |
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3rd July 1988 |
| Venue |
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St James, Piccadilly, London |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Thames Sinfonia |
| Conductor |
|
Matthew Taylor |
| Notes |
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Revised premiere with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Landor, at St John's Smith Square on 14th November 1993.
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Romanza, Op.36b
| Composed |
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2006 |
| Duration (approx) |
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5-6 minutes |
| Parts |
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String Orchestra or quartet
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| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| First performance |
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28th February 2007 |
| Venue |
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St. Andrew's, Holborn, London |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
|
City of London Sinfonia |
| Conductor |
|
Matthew Taylor |
| Notes |
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Alternatively arrangement for quartet.
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| Related works |
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Romanza
String Quartet No.6, Op.36 |
Other Orchestral Works
In Spring, Op.4
| Composed |
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1989 |
| Duration (approx) |
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17 minutes |
| Parts |
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Orch. 3d1 2 2 2/ 4231/ timp, 1 perc, str
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| Publisher |
|
Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned, with funds from West Midlands Arts, by Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra.
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| First performance |
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22nd February 1991 |
| Venue |
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Birmingham Town Hall |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor |
|
Robin Page |
| Notes |
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London premiere with the Thames Sinfonia, conducted by Robin Page, at St John's Smith Square on 1st March 1991.
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The Needles, Op.26
| Composed |
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2000 |
| Duration (approx) |
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7-8 minutes |
| Parts |
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2d1 2 2 2/ 2200/ timp, perc, pno, str
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| Recording |
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White Line British Light Overtures Volume 3 -- Academy Sound & Vision Ltd (AS&V) CDWHL2140 |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by the London School of Economics Music Society.
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| First performance |
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28th January 2001 |
| Venue |
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Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
|
Penshurst Sinfonia |
| Conductor |
|
Matthew Taylor |
| Notes |
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London premiere with the LSE Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tom Hammond, at the Shaw Theatre, LSE, on 3rd December 2001.
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