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Label: Naxos Educational

Series: A Portrait

Genre: Music Biographies

Period: Contemporary

Catalogue No: 8.558191-92

Barcode: 636943819128

Release Date: 06/2006

MAXWELL DAVIES, P.: Peter Maxwell Davies - A Portrait (DUNNETT)

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Artist details

Disc 1

Maxwell Davies, Peter

Trumpet Sonata: I. Allegro moderato

Archibald, Paul (trumpet)
Edwards, Juliet (piano)

Trumpet Sonata: I. Allegro moderato

01:45

Archibald, Paul (trumpet)
Edwards, Juliet (piano)

O Magnum Mysterium (excerpts)

Christophers, Harry (Conductor)

No. 4. Carol: O Magnum Mysterium (version for 2-part choir)

01:29

Christophers, Harry (Conductor)

No. 5. Carol: Alleluia, pro Virgine Maria

02:21

Christophers, Harry (Conductor)

Fantasia on a Ground and 2 Pavans after Purcell (excerpts)

Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Pavan in A Major

02:14

Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Pavan in B-Flat Major

01:52

Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

8 Songs for a Mad King: No. 1. The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet)

Eastman, Julius (baritone)
Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

8 Songs for a Mad King: No. 1. The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet)

05:23

Eastman, Julius (baritone)
Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Worldes Blis (Conclusion): Lento

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Worldes Blis (Conclusion): Lento

07:21

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

All Sons of Adam

Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

All Sons of Adam

03:29

Fires of London, The (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Stone Litany: Runes from a House of the Dead (excerpts)

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Inscription No. 6. Moderato - Inscription No. 7. Recitativo lento molto flessibile

05:24

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

The Martyrdom of St Magnus, Scene 8: The Sacrifice

Thomas, Kelvin (bass)
Gillett, Christopher (tenor)
Wales Music Theatre (Choir)
Scottish Chamber Opera Ensemble (Ensemble)
Rafferty, Michael (Conductor)

The Martyrdom of St Magnus, Scene 8: The Sacrifice

07:58

Thomas, Kelvin (bass)
Gillett, Christopher (tenor)
Wales Music Theatre (Choir)
Scottish Chamber Opera Ensemble (Ensemble)
Rafferty, Michael (Conductor)

Image, Reflection, Shadow: II. Allegro

Knowles, Gregory (cimbalom)
Fires of London, The (Ensemble)

Image, Reflection, Shadow: II. Allegro

08:16

Knowles, Gregory (cimbalom)
Fires of London, The (Ensemble)

Seven Songs Home (excerpts)

St Mary's School Choir, Edinburgh (Choir)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

No. 2. At the Shore

02:55

St Mary's School Choir, Edinburgh (Choir)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

No. 7. Home

01:39

St Mary's School Choir, Edinburgh (Choir)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: Cadenza - Adagio

Morrison, Lewis (clarinet)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: Cadenza - Adagio

06:39

Morrison, Lewis (clarinet)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Cross Lane Fair (excerpts)

Jordan, Mark (Northumbrian pipes)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

I. Introduction

02:07

Jordan, Mark (Northumbrian pipes)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

II. Fairground

01:03

Jordan, Mark (Northumbrian pipes)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

III. Ghost Train

01:59

Jordan, Mark (Northumbrian pipes)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Symphony No. 6: III. Adagio - Più animato

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Symphony No. 6: III. Adagio - Più animato

13:21

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Disc 2

The Doctor of Myddfai, Act I Scene 1: The Child's Bedroom (The Doctor, The Child)

Whelan, Paul (baritone)
Tyrrell, Lisa (soprano)
Welsh National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Welsh National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Armstrong, Richard (Conductor)

The Doctor of Myddfai, Act I Scene 1: The Child's Bedroom (The Doctor, The Child)

15:06

Whelan, Paul (baritone)
Tyrrell, Lisa (soprano)
Welsh National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Welsh National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Armstrong, Richard (Conductor)

Mass: Gloria

Quinney, Robert (organ)
Houssart, Robert (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Baker, Martin (Conductor)

Mass: Gloria

08:12

Quinney, Robert (organ)
Houssart, Robert (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Baker, Martin (Conductor)

De Assumtione Beatae Mariae Virginis (Opening)

London Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Knussen, Oliver (Conductor)

De Assumtione Beatae Mariae Virginis (Opening)

08:11

London Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Knussen, Oliver (Conductor)

Commemoration Sixty: II. Song of Reconciliation - Prayer for Peace (excerpt)

Royal British Legion Central Band (Orchestra)
St. George's Chapel Choir Boys, Windsor (Choir)
Hampton Court Chapel Royal Choir Boys (Choir)
St James's Palace Chapel Royal Choir Boys (Choir)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir Boys (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Westminster Abbey Choir Boys (Choir)
Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir (Choir)
Royal Military School of Music Ceremonial Trumpets (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Commemoration Sixty: II. Song of Reconciliation - Prayer for Peace (excerpt)

06:46

Royal British Legion Central Band (Orchestra)
St. George's Chapel Choir Boys, Windsor (Choir)
Hampton Court Chapel Royal Choir Boys (Choir)
St James's Palace Chapel Royal Choir Boys (Choir)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir Boys (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Westminster Abbey Choir Boys (Choir)
Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir (Choir)
Royal Military School of Music Ceremonial Trumpets (Ensemble)
Maxwell Davies, Peter (Conductor)

Naxos Quartet No. 6: I. Allegro

Maggini Quartet (Ensemble)

Naxos Quartet No. 6: I. Allegro

06:17

Maggini Quartet (Ensemble)

Not Applicable, na

Max Speaks: A Recorded Interview (excerpts)

Maxwell Davies, Peter (voice)

'I think my first musical memories…'

07:53

Maxwell Davies, Peter (voice)

'I think I've always read…'

05:22

Maxwell Davies, Peter (voice)

'I went to Orkney first in 1970…'

06:49

Maxwell Davies, Peter (voice)

'The ten Naxos Quartets…'

06:31

Maxwell Davies, Peter (voice)

Total Playing Time: 02:28:22