Brighter Than Blue

This new album by classical guitarist Matthew Marshall features world premiere recordings of music written by New Zealand composers.

Primarily an album of duos, the album starts with Philip Norman's six-part Tense Melodies for guitar and flute (Carol Hohauser), then continues with Anthony Ritchie's Autumn Moods for guitar and cello (Heleen du Plessis) and Kenneth Young's three-piece Suite for guitar and violin (Tessa Petersen). The set concludes with It's Love, Isn't It?, a 15-part work by Philip Norman featuring poetry by Alistair Te Ariki Campbell and Meg Campbell recited by Sir Jon Trimmer and Dame Kate Harcourt.