Colin Matthews : The Great Journey

Matthews's The Great Journey, a forceful and panoramic narrative of a 16th-century Spanish expedition to America, is complemented by the scherzo Fuga and Night's Mask, a darkly atmospheric setting of Fernando Pessoa's brooding sonnet.

"A fizzing display of musical energy for which its composer is renowned... baritone David Wilson-Johnson and The Nash Ensemble acquit themselves superbly."
BBC Music Magazine 1997

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Track Listing	Track Time	MP3
The Great Journey: Shipwreck I	3'52
The Great Journey: Shipwreck II	5'09
The Great Journey: Shipwreck III	4'02
The Great Journey: Landing I	4'54
The Great Journey: Landing II	2'39
The Great Journey: Landing III	2'21
The Great Journey: Flight I	2'34
The Great Journey: Flight II	1'56
The Great Journey: Flight III	3'46
The Great Journey: Flight IV	2'47
The Great Journey: Flight V	1'29
The Great Journey: Return I	5'43
The Great Journey: Return II	3'22
The Great Journey: Return III	4'26
Fuga	10'39
Night's Mask: Introduction - We are born at sunset	3'34
Night's Mask: Interlude I	1'04
Night's Mask: Only the stars	2'56
Night's Mask: Interlude II	0'49
Night's Mask: Why what it calls 'worth'	2'44

Composers on this disc

Colin Matthews