Maxwell a écrit cette pièce minuscule pour le petit choeur de son Festival St Magnus, avec un accompagnement de cordes plaine. Il fonctionne absolument magnifique et son texte (en latin) nous rappelle que, parfois, nous devrions profiter de la musique avec un coeur simple: 'La richesse peut être le vôtre, la sagesse aussi, et vous pouvez avoir la beauté, mais si l'orgueil de les toucher, tous se t…

Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. Peter Maxwell Davies spent a day at a gynaecological clinic in London at the invitation of Professor Ian Craft, who commissioned the piece in memory of his father. During his time there he met many people and shared in some of the deep emotions they experienced. Artemis Locheia is the Greek Godess of Fertility. In this one movement, 25 minute work, the joy and exuberance…

for baritone and piano. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. Opening simply with a solo voice, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Italian settings of eight poems by Renaissance artist Michelangelo for baritone and piano take both the performers and audience on a striking journey through Michelangelo’s tortured and knotty Tuscan poetry. The piano is introduced in the second of the eight settings punctuating the vocal …

for bass clarinet and strings. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. Commissioned by the St Magnus Festival and first performed there in 2007, The Seas of Kirk Swarf, like many of the composer’s works, draws inspiration from the Orkney Isles where Maxwell Davies lives. Kirk Swarf is a stretch of sea off the Holms of Ire, two small uninhabited islands off Sanday, Orkney and as the name suggests, on shore is a…

(Psalm 100). Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. This short work (4 minutes) was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral for their National Millennium Service for England and has since become popular with choirs everywhere. It can be performed with choir and organ (ED 12657) and there is also a version by the composer for brass ensemble. / Date parution : 2001-11-20/ Répertoire / Chœur M…

In February 2005, the Music Sales Group presented a concert of music for the Violin at the Wigmore Hall, London to launch the Wigmore Hall New Music Fund, set up to promote the commissioning and performance of new works for the important international recital venue. This title contains works from that performance by fourteen of the very best contemporary composers, including Philip Glass, Kaija Sa…

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