Huw Watkins: spartiti difficile

Il mio secondo trio per archi è un pezzo più ampio rispetto al primo, compatto e in un solo movimento, scritto poco più di dieci anni fa. È composto da sette brevi movimenti, ognuno dei quali riprende...

'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 è stata una delle sette nuove opere eseguite al festival di musica da camera Spannungen in memoria di Lars Vogt (1970-2022).

L'ispirazione per Stolen Songs nasce dalla storia del violinista tedesco Alois Rosetz e di sua moglie lettone, Solomea Graudan, due artisti le cui vite e carriere a Berlino furono tragicamente cancell...

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.

Questo lavoro tecnicamente impegnativo, della durata di meno di sette minuti, fa un uso molto efficace della natura potente ed espressiva del sassofono soprano, riuscendo a trovare un equilibrio tra m...

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 è stata una delle sette nuove opere eseguite al festival di musica da camera Spannungen in memoria di Lars Vogt (1970-2022).

Il mio secondo trio per archi è un pezzo più ampio rispetto al primo, compatto e in un solo movimento, scritto poco più di dieci anni fa. È composto da sette brevi movimenti, ognuno dei quali riprende...

Watkins intreccia abilmente i due strumenti intorno al tema corale. Come in tutte le opere di Watkins, le sue capacità musicali risplendono qui senza che nessuno dei due strumenti domini.

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...