Maxwell Davies, Peter

Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2; Cello Sonata; The Two Fiddlers, dances / Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Bruno Canino, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto no 2, for cello & orchestra, J. 218; Sonata for cello & piano ("Sequentia Serpentigena"), Op. 285; Dances from "The Two Fiddlers", arr. for violin & piano, ...
Performers: Canino, Bruno; Ceccanti, Vittorio
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI

This is the second disc of works focusing on Peter Maxwell Davies' continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. The Second Strathclyde Concerto is notable...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Valter Neri Studio, Montevarchi, Firenze, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (09/13/2006); Valte...continue...

Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell's Reel; Five Klee Pictures / Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piccolo Concerto, J. 285; Concerto for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra, J. 219; Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights, for orchestra, J. 294; Klee Pictures (5), for school orche...
Performers: McIlwham, Stewart; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies's work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics....continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Concerto; Worldes Blis / Kathryn Stott, piano; Royal PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Concerto, J. 291; Worldes Blis, for orchestra, J. 79
Performers: Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Dedicated to Kathryn Stott, Peter Maxwell Davies's Piano Concerto is "one of the most attractive and immediately likeable piano concertos to appear for some time....continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 6; Time and the Raven; Wedding with Sunrise / George McIlwham, bag-pipes

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 6, for orchestra, J. 280; Time and the Raven, for orchestra, J. 276; An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise, for orchestra, J. 205
Performers: McIlwham, George
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's passionate Sixth Symphony is dedicated to the memory of the writer George Mackay Brown, with the 'very special musical virtuosity' of...continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Maxwell Davies, conductor

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 4, for orchestra, J. 224; Symphony no 5, for orchestra, J. 266
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The orchestra used by Peter Maxwell Davies for his Fourth Symphony is of Classical period proportions, but this relatively compact framework belies a richness of...continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 3; Cross Lane Fair / BBC PO, Maxwell Davies

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 3, for orchestra, J. 203; Cross Lane Fair, for Northumbrian pipes & orchestra, J. 267
Performers: Lea, Rob
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic

Peter Maxwell Davies's Symphony No. 3 is the product of symmetry and proportion based on the principles of Renaissance architecture. It is also a dynamic...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, UK (1993-09-23_1993-09-24&1994-)....continue...

Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 2; St Thomas Wake / BBC PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, J. 170; St. Thomas Wake, foxtrot for orchestra on a pavan by John Bull, J. 78
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Second Symphony is his 'Sea Symphony', a complex, virtuosic work that explores in absorbing, increasingly dynamic fashion, the ocean's proximity and...continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 1, for orchestra, J. 142; Mavis in Las Vegas, theme and variations for Orchestra, J. 287
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Peter Maxwell Davies's visionary music has gained him knighthood, the prestigious position of Master of the Queen's Music and a leading position among the foremost...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, UK (1994-12-08_1994-12-09&1997-)....continue...

Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series, Vol. 2

3 CD / Wergo / 2009-12-08

Works: Luigi Nono: Polifonica - Monodia - Ritmica, for 6 instruments and percussion (2 versions); Bruno Maderna: Serenata no 2 for 11 instruments; Luciano Berio: Différences, for flute, clarinet, harp,...
Performers: Barab, Seymour; Butterfield, Don; Castagner, Jacques; Hacker, Alan; Hammond, Don; Kraus, Philip; Lewis, Walter; Manning, Jane; Orton, Richard; Pierre, Francis; Quinn, Barry; Raimondi, Matthew; Soyer,...
Conductors: Maderna, Bruno; Berio, Luciano; Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Pierrot Players

Recorded between 1960 and 1973, the original eighteen LPs that comprise Earle Brown's legendary Contemporary Sound Series have been highly sought after in the secondary...continue...