Huw Watkins: Partituras dificil

Mi segundo trío de cuerda es una pieza de mayor envergadura que la primera, compacta y de un solo movimiento, escrita hace poco más de una década. Consta de siete movimientos cortos, cada uno de los c...

'Opening with an impatient gesture in the piano immediately answered by an energetic viola line, the piano then joins and interrupts'. This sets the scene for Watkins' 'Fantasy', a contemporary work w...

Prayer fue una de las siete nuevas obras interpretadas en el festival de música de cámara Spannungen en memoria de Lars Vogt (1970-2022).

Stolen Songs se inspira en la historia del violinista alemán Alois Rosetz y su esposa letona, Solomea Graudan, dos artistas cuyas vidas y carreras en Berlín fueron trágicamente borradas. Al final de l...

A brilliant pianist, Watkins is loved by instrumentalists for the sheer quality of his writing. The Sonata is already widely performed as welcome repertoire in her genre.

Watkins' 'Four Inventions' evolved from the composer's conversations with writer Rhett Griffiths who commissioned the work about his poem 'The Sibling Solution'. The poem is included with the publicat...

A trio combining gentle, hypnotic music with more troubled outbursts, this atmospheric work evokes moods associated with night and sleep. The highly complementary combination of clarinet, violin and p...

Setting Dylan Thomas's evocative yet humble poem 'In my craft or sullen art', Watkins conjures up a beautifully introspective introduction with the use of a simple quintuplet motif which is later tran...

Postlude' was one of 10 birthday candles written for Mobius' 10th anniversary and is scored for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet. At just 3 minutes in length and with a lento tempo marking, 'P...

The idea to write a horn trio came to the composer (also an acclaimed pianist) after giving a concert with a horn player from the Nash Ensemble, which included the Ligeti and the Brahms horn trios. Wh...

Commissioned for the renowned Florestan Trio in 2009 and performed them in the UK, France and Germany, Huw Watkins' Piano Trio is a formidable addition to the chamber music repertoire. As an establish...

Prayer fue una de las siete nuevas obras interpretadas en el festival de música de cámara Spannungen en memoria de Lars Vogt (1970-2022).

Mi segundo trío de cuerda es una pieza de mayor envergadura que la primera, compacta y de un solo movimiento, escrita hace poco más de una década. Consta de siete movimientos cortos, cada uno de los c...

A brilliant pianist, Watkins is loved by instrumentalists for the sheer quality of his writing. Coruscation and Reflection is already widely performed as welcome repertoire in their genres.

Partita for Solo Violin was written for the young Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova, who is a BBC New Generation Artist. An attractive and expressive concert work.

'Three Auden Songs' was commissioned by Theatre Royal de la Monnaie for the tenor Mark Padmore and the pianist Andrew West who gave the first performance in Brussels in 2009. Lyricism and clarity are...

Written for the mighty organ of Notre Dame, Paris, this short work uses the full dynamic range of the organ. Loud, sonorous chords designed to fill a cathedral are juxtapositioned with extremely quiet...

Watkins skillfully interweaves the two instruments around the chorale theme. As usual in Watkins' work his skill as a musician shines through with neither instrument dominating.

At less than seven minutes in length, this technically challenging work makes effective use of the soprano sax's powerful and expressive nature whilst successfully balancing both energetic and exubera...