Peter Maxwell Davies

Peter Maxwell Davies wrote this set of six short pieces in 1993 as a gift for a friend (a double bass player and composer from the BBC Philharmonic)who was celebrating the birth of his daughter. Despi...

This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was first performed on 7th November 1997 at the Royal Conference Hall, Nottingham, by Kathryn Stott and the Royal Philharmonic Orches...

Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016) erhielt bereits im Alter von 8 Jahren Klavierunterricht und begann kurz darauf zu komponieren. In den nächsten zehn Jahren schuf er fast dreißig Werke. Ein Großteil di...

The solo flute here is kept in high profile by the absence from the orchestra not only of other flutes, but also of violins and oboes; in addition, the trumpets are used sparingly (they do not, for in...

Piccolo and Piano Reduction. This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was first performed on 23 April 1997, by Stewart McIlwham and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conduct...

This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was first performed on 2nd May 2000 at the Barbican Centre, London by Richard Watkins. Peter Maxwell Davies: The horn writing is extr...

This work, which was written shortly after the Trumpet Sonata and the Five Pieces For Piano, was first performed by Georgina Dobree and the composer at the 1957 Darmstadt Festival. The score was subse...

Das Auftragswerk aus dem Jahr 2014 ist eine der letzten Kompositionen von Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Das intensive Kammerwerk ist durchzogen von charakteristischen Harmonien, die der Melodie und Harmon...

Clarinet, String Orchestra, Cor Anglais, Bass Clarinet, Piccolo, Alto Flute, Contrabassoon The solo group consists of a sextet of the woodwind instruments which are normally doubled with more regular...

This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate its 40th birthday, and was written for Isaac Stern. The first performance took place in June 1986 at St. Magnus' Cathedral,...

This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro, Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses, bristling with technical difficulties'. However, as he goes on t...

Mrs Johnson's Tunes: eine Sammlung von 4 Stücken für jüngere Blockflötenensemble, ist dem Andenken an Doreen Johnson, einer Lehrerin der Sanday School von Orkney gewidmet. Dieses Werk enthält einen re...

Artemis Locheia ist die griechische Götting der Fruchtbarkeit. In diesem einsätzigen Werk fängt Maxwell Davies die Freude und den Überschwang von Paaren ein, wenn sie erfahren, dass sie ein Kind erwar...

Artemis Locheia ist die griechische Götting der Fruchtbarkeit. In diesem einsätzigen Werk fängt Maxwell Davies die Freude und den Überschwang von Paaren ein, wenn sie erfahren, dass sie ein Kind erwar...

This piece was written as a tribute to the people of Fair Isle, a remote community that lies between Orkney and Shetland, which is also the home of the composer. The work was composed for the Grieg Tr...

Commissioned by the Primrose Piano Quartet with funding from the Scottish Arts Council, Mr and Mrs J. A. Pye's Charitable Settlement, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and the Hope-Scott...

Diese beiden Nocturnes habe ich unter dem Druck eines Abgabetermins sofort nach einer schweren Operation geschrieben. Obwohl die Musik ganz anders klingt als alles, was ich je zuvor geschrieben habe,...