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Composer of the Week:Colin Matthews

BBC Radio 3
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(b 1946). Colin Matthews sprang to the attention of a wider public when he made the controversial decision to add another movement to Hoist's Planets suite. This week he joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and work, starting today with his early fascination with Mahler and his introduction to minimalism.
Five Piano Studies Anthony Goldstone Fourth Sonata London Sinfonietta, conductor Oliver Knussen
Night Music BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Nicholas Kraemer Producer Deborah Preston

Contributors

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Colin Matthews
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Donald MacLeod
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Anthony Goldstone
Conductor:
Oliver Knussen
Conductor:
Nicholas Kraemer
Producer:
Deborah Preston
Source: Radio Times

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