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Peter Maxwell Davies
Person · male · United Kingdom · Salford · born 1934 · died 2016 · recording since 1965
English composer and conductor (1934-2016)
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Also known as ピーター・マクスウェル＝デイヴィス · Maxwell Davies · Peter Maxwell Davies · Peter Maxwell Davis · Sir Peter Maxwell Davis · 彼得·马克斯韦尔·戴维斯
Timeline
52 events▣ Album 47✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1930s
1960s
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Debut release: New Music From Britain
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1970s
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Album: Missa super L'Homme armé / From Stone to Thorn / Hymnos / Antechrist
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1990s
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Album: Symphony no. 5 / Chat Moss / Cross Lane Fair / Five Klee Pictures
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Album: The Beltane Fire / Caroline Mathilde (Concert Suite from Act II of the Ballet)
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2010s
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Album: Linguae Ignis / Vesalii Icones / Fantasia On A Ground And Two Pavans
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Album: Strathclyde Concerto No.2 / Cello Sonata 'Sequencia Serpentigena'
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Album: Suite From The Boyfriend / Suite From The Devils / Seven In Nomine / Yesnaby Ground / Farewell To Stromness
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Album: The Beltane Fire / The Turn of the Tide / Sir Charles his Pavan
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Album: Caroline Mathilde: Ballet Suites / Chat Moss / Ojai Festival Overture
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Biography
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Biography
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (8 September 1934 – 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.
As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Music, Davies formed a group dedicated to contemporary music called the New Music Manchester with fellow students Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon. Davies's compositions include eight works for the stage—from the monodrama Eight Songs for a Mad King, which shocked the audience in 1969, to Kommilitonen!, first performed in 2011—and ten symphonies, written between 1973 and 2013.
As a conductor, Davies was artistic director of the Dartington International Summer School from 1979 to 1984 and associate conductor/composer with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1992 to 2002, holding the latter position with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as well.
Early life and education
Davies was born in Holly Street, Langworthy, Salford, Lancashire, and lived in Trafford Road before moving to Wyville Drive in Swinton. He was the son of Thomas Davies, a manufacturer of optical instruments, and his wife Hilda, an amateur painter. At age four, after being taken to a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers, he told his parents that he was going to be a composer.
He took piano lessons and composed from an early age. As a 14-year-old, he submitted a composition called Blue Ice to the radio programme Children's Hour in Manchester. BBC producer Trevor Hill showed it to resident singer and entertainer Violet Carson, who said, "He's either quite brilliant or mad". Conductor Charles Groves nodded his approval and said, "I'd get him in". Davies's rise to fame began under the careful mentorship of Hill, who made him the programme's resident composer and introduced him to various professional musicians both in the UK and Germany.
After attending Leigh Boys Grammar School, Davies studied at the University of Manchester and at the Royal Manchester College of Music (amalgamated into the Royal Northern College of Music in 1973), where one of his teachers was Hedwig Stein; his fellow students included Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon. Together they formed New Music Manchester, a group committed to contemporary music. After graduating in 1956, he studied on an Italian government scholarship for a year with Goffredo Petrassi in Rome.
In 1959, Davies became Director of Music at Cirencester Grammar School. He left in 1962 after securing a Harkness Fellowship at Princeton University (with the help of Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten); there he studied with Roger Sessions, Milton Babbitt and Earl Kim. He then moved to Australia, where he was Composer in Residence at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, 1965–66.
Career
Davies was known as an enfant terrible of the 1960s, whose music frequently shocked audiences and critics. One of his overtly theatrical and shocking pieces was Eight Songs for a Mad King (1969), in which he used "musical parody" by taking a canonical piece of music – Handel's Messiah – and subverting it to explore the periods of madness of King George III.
In 1966 Davies returned to the United Kingdom and moved to the Orkney Islands, initially to Hoy in 1971, and later to Sanday. Orkney (particularly its capital, Kirkwall) hosts the St Magnus Festival, an arts festival founded by Davies in 1977. He frequently used the festival to premiere new works (often played by the local school orchestra).
Davies was artistic director of the Dartington International Summer School from 1979 to 1984. From 1992 to 2002 he was associate conductor/composer with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he also held with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and he has conducted a number of other prominent orchestras, including the Philharmonia, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. In 2000 Davies was Artist in Residence at the Barossa Music Festival when he presented some of his music theatre works and worked with students from the Barossa Spring Academy. Davies was also Composer Laureate of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, for whom he wrote a series of ten Strathclyde Concertos.
Davies was one of the first classical composers to open a music download website, MaxOpus (in 1996).
He was awarded a number of honorary doctorates, including Honorary Doctor of Music from Oxford University in July 2005. He had been President of Making Music (The National Federation of Music Societies) since 1989. Davies was made a Companion of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1981 Birthday Honours, and knighted in 1987. He was appointed Master of the Queen's Music in March 2004 but, in a break from the tradition of lifetime tenure, his appointment was limited to ten years. He was made a Freeman of the City of Salford August 2004. On 25 November 2006, he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University at a service in Canterbury Cathedral. He was visiting professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music, and in 2009 became an Honorary Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge. Davies received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2002
Personal life
Davies was known by friends and colleagues as "Max", after his middle name "Maxwell", and was openly homosexual throughout his adult life.
Although he sometimes set sacred texts, Davies was an atheist.
In 2005 his house on Sanday was raided by police, who removed parts of a whooper swan (a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act) which Davies had been planning to eat; he stated he had found the swan electrocuted beneath power lines.
In 2007, a controversy arose regarding an intended civil partnership with Davies's partner of five years, builder Colin Parkinson. They were told that the ceremony could not take place on the Sanday Light Railway. The couple later abandoned their plans but remained together until a break-up in 2012.
The same year, the composer's MaxOpus site became temporarily unavailable after the arrest in June 2007 of Michael Arnold (one of MaxOpus's directors) on fraud charges arising from money missing from Davies's business accounts. In October 2008 Arnold and his wife Judith (Davies's former agent) were charged with the theft of almost £450,000. In November 2009, Michael Arnold was sentenced to 18 months in jail on a charge of false accounting. Charges of stealing against the couple, to which both had pleaded not guilty, were dropped when the prosecution offered no evidence. MaxOpus was relaunched earlier in 2009.
Davies was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2014 New Year Honours for "services to music". He died from leukaemia on 14 March 2016, aged 81, at his home in Orkney.
Political views
Davies was a life-long supporter of gay rights and a vice-president of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.
Davies had a keen interest in environmentalism. He wrote The Yellow Cake Revue, a collection of cabaret-style pieces that he performed with actress Eleanor Bron, in protest at plans to mine uranium ore in Orkney. It is from this suite of pieces that his famous instrumental chanson triste interlude Farewell to Stromness is taken. The slow, walking bass line that pervades the Farewell portrays the residents of the town of Stromness having to leave their homes as a result of uranium contamination. The Revue was first performed at the St Magnus Festival, in Orkney, by Bron, with the composer at the piano, in June 1980. Stromness, the second largest town in Orkney, would have been two miles (three kilometres) from the uranium mine's core, and the centre most threatened by pollution, had the proposed development been approved.
In the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003 he marched in protest, and he was an outspoken critic of the Labour governments of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Davies's appointment to the post of Master of the Queen's Music was initially controversial, as he had expressed republican views. However, he confirmed in 2010 that contact with the Queen had converted him to monarchism. He told The Daily Telegraph, "I have come to realise that there is a lot to be said for the monarchy. It represents continuity, tradition and stability."
He was a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) and the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
Music
Davies was a prolific composer who wrote in a variety of styles and idioms over his career, often combining disparate styles in one piece. Early works include the Trumpet Sonata (1955), written while he was at college, and his first orchestral work, Prolation (1958), written while under the tutelage of Petrassi. Early works often use serial techniques (for example Sinfonia for chamber orchestra, 1962), sometimes combined with Mediaeval and Renaissance compositional methods. Fragments of plainsong are often used as basic source material to be adapted and developed. His "O Magnum Mysterium" (1960) features on several YouTube clips, and was, for some time, his most talked-about work.
Pieces from the late 1960s take up these techniques and tend towards the experimental and to have a violent character. These include Revelation and Fall (based on a poem by Georg Trakl), the music theatre pieces Eight Songs for a Mad King and Vesalii Icones, and the opera Taverner. Taverner, again, shows an interest in Renaissance music, taking as its subject the composer John Taverner, and consisting of parts resembling Renaissance forms. The orchestral piece St Thomas Wake (1969) shows this interest and is a particularly obvious example of Davies's polystylism. It combines a suite of foxtrots (played by a twenties-style dance band), a pavane by John Bull and Davies's "own" music (the work is described by Davies as a "Foxtrot for orchestra on a pavan by John Bull"). Many works from this period were performed by the Pierrot Players, which Davies founded with Harrison Birtwistle in 1967; they were reformed as the Fires of London in 1970, then disbanded in 1987.
After his move to Orkney, Davies often drew on Orcadian or more generally Scottish themes in his music, and has sometimes set the words of Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown. He has written a number of other operas, including The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1976), The Lighthouse (1980, his most popular opera), and The Doctor of Myddfai (1996). The ambitious, nihilistic parable Resurrection (1987), which includes parts for a rock band, was nearly twenty years in gestation.
Davies was interested in classical forms, completing his first symphony in 1976. He wrote ten numbered symphonies – a symphonic cycle of the Symphonies Nos.1–7 (1976–2000), a Symphony No. 8 titled the Antarctic (2000), a Ninth Symphony (premiered on 9 June 2012 by the Royal Liverpool Symphony Orchestra), a Tenth Symphony (see below), a Sinfonia Concertante (1982), as well as the series of ten Strathclyde Concertos for various instruments (pieces born out of his association with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 1987–1996). In 2002, he began work on a series of string quartets for the Maggini String Quartet to record on Naxos Records (the Naxos Quartets). The whole series was completed in 2007, and was viewed by the composer as a "novel in ten chapters".
Davies's lighter orchestral works have included Mavis in Las Vegas (a title inspired by a Las Vegas hotelier's mishearing of "Maxwell Davies" and registering him as "Mavis") and An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise (which features the bagpipes), as well as a number of theatre pieces for children and a good deal of music with educational purposes. Additionally he wrote the scores for Ken Russell's films The Devils and The Boy Friend. His Violin Concerto No. 2 received its UK premiere on 8 September 2009 (the composer's 75th birthday) in the Royal Albert Hall, London, as part of the 2009 season of The Proms.
On 13 October 2009, his string sextet The Last Island was first performed by the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall in a 75th birthday concert for the composer. His Symphony No. 10 had its world premiere at the Barbican Hall, London on 2 February 2014.
Throstle's Nest Junction, opus 181 (1996), and A Spell for Green Corn – The MacDonald Dances both had their London premiere at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, broadcast live on Radio 3 with the composer's participation on 19 June 2014, in celebration of his 80th birthday. The music was played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and presented by Petroc Trelawny.
The last months of his life, as he struggled with terminal illness, showed continuing creative power and energy. There was The Hogboon (op. 335, a children's opera), the epiphany carol A Torrent of Gold, and the short choral work The Golden Solstice. He was working on a String Quartet (op.338) at the time of his death; only the first movement was completed.
Career highlights
1953–58 – studied in Manchester and Rome.
1967 – together with Harrison Birtwistle, founded the contemporary music touring ensemble the Pierrot Players (later renamed The Fires of London).
1971 – moved to Hoy in the Orkney Islands.
1977 – founded the St Magnus Festival.
1987 – knighted.
1987–96 – wrote the ten Strathclyde Concertos for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
2001–07 – wrote a cycle of ten string quartets, commissioned by Naxos.
2004 – appointed Master of the Queen's Music.
2005 – the Honorary Doctorate of Music conferred by the University of Oxford.
2008 – became Patron of the Manchester University Music Society (MUMS).
2009 – became an Honorary Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge.
2014 – appointed to the Order of Companions of Honour.
2015 – awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Recordings
Naxos Quartets – Maggini Quartet – Naxos 5-CD set 8.505225
Mass; Missa parvula; two organ pieces; two motets – Hyperion CDA67454
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis and O Sacrum Convivium – Delphian DCD34037
Symphonies 1–6 – BBC Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic / composer – Collins Classics
Ave Maris Stella; Image, Reflection, Shadow; Runes from a Holy Island – Fires of London / composer – Unicorn-Kanchana
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 33 | 91.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 55 | 94.9th |
| Studio albums | 47 | 99.2th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 52 | 98.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 51 | 91.8th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (55 release groups · 47 studio albums)
Albums · 47
1965 · studio album
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A1Two Choruses, op. 14: "I had hope when violence was ceas'd"4:25A2Two Choruses, op. 14: "Take but degree away"3:38A3Leopardi Fragments17:12B1Symphony for Voices14:58B2Calendar11:541971 · studio album
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A1Eight Songs for a Mad King: Country Dance (Scotch Bonnett)A2Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet)A3Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Country Walk (La Promenade)A4Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Lady-In-Waiting (Miss Musgrave's Fancy)A5Eight Songs for a Mad King: To Be Sung on the Water (The Waterman)B1Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Phantom Queen (He's Ay A-Kissing Me)B2Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Counterfeit (Le Conterfaite)B3Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Review (A Spanish March)Missa super L'Homme armé / From Stone to Thorn / Hymnos / Antechrist
1972 · studio album
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A1From Stone to ThornA2HymnosB1AntechristB2Missa super L'Homme arméHymn to St. Magnus / Psalm 124 / Renaissance Scottish Dances
1976 · studio album
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A1Renaissance Scottish Dances9:00A2Hymn to St. Magnus (beginning)15:30B1Hymn to St. Magnus (conclusion)21:00B2Psalm 1249:40Davies: Dark Angels / Wernick: Songs of Remembrance
1977 · studio album
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A1Dark Angels: The Drowning Brothers6:10A2Dark Angels: Dark Angels (Guitar Solo)2:52A3Dark Angels: Dead Fires7:49B1Songs of Remembrance: Athanatous men prota theous3:08B2Songs of Remembrance: Pallida mors7:06B3Songs of Remembrance: Omnem, quae nunc obducta5:18B4Songs of Remembrance: Upon a Child That Died2:38Maxwell Davies: Piano Sonata / Goehr: Capriccio / Nonomiȳa
1983 · studio album
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A1Piano Sonata: Sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppoA2Piano Sonata: Scherzo. VivaceA3Piano Sonata: LarghettoA4Piano Sonata: Cantabile con motoA5Piano Sonata: GraveB1Piano Sonata: Scherzo. Allegro moltoB2Piano Sonata: Allegro preciso - AdagioB3Capriccio, op. 6B4Nonomiȳa, op. 271988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:05:41
1An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise12:132Kinloche, his Fantassie4:073Seven Songs Home: No. 1 Home-time at Last1:524Seven Songs Home: No. 2. At the Shore2:555Seven Songs Home: No. 3. The Heather Track1:516Seven Songs Home: No. 4. At the Lochan1:547Seven Songs Home: No. 5. Cold Tractor0:348Seven Songs Home: No. 6. Tractor Ride0:429Seven Songs Home: No. 7. Home1:4110Yesnaby Ground2:2011Dances from "The Two Fiddlers"7:0812Jimmack the Postie9:0613Farewell to Stromness4:5014Lullabye for Lucy5:0415Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 1. Intrada0:4216Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 2. Currant1:0517Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 3. Sweit Smylling Katie Loves Me1:5618Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 4. Last Time I Came Over the Mure1:0019Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 5. Ane Exempill of Tripla1:1020Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 6. Remember Me My Deir2:2521Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 7. Almayne1:06The Devils / The Boyfriend / Seven in Nomine
1990 · studio album
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1Suite From The Boyfriend: Honeymoon Fantasy2:082Suite From The Boyfriend: Sur La Plage2:003Suite From The Boyfriend: A Room in Bloomsbury3:214Suite From The Boyfriend: I Could Be Happy3:565Suite From The Boyfriend: The "You-Dont-Want..."2:406Suite From The Boyfriend: Poor Little Pierette3:197Suite From The Boyfriend: Pollys Dream7:418Suite From The Devils: Titles2:029Suite From The Devils: Sister Jeannes Vision5:0010Suite From The Devils: Exorcism4:3511Suite From The Devils: Execution and End Music8:3412Seven In Nomine: In Nomine2:0313Seven In Nomine: In Nomine5:0814Seven In Nomine: In Nomine1:0915Seven In Nomine: In Nomine2:5516Seven In Nomine: In Nomine1:0817Seven In Nomine: Gloria Tibi Trinitas1:5218Seven In Nomine: In Nomine2:33Renaissance & Baroque Realisations
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:00:44
1Fantasia and Two Pavans: Fantasia on a Ground5:012Fantasia and Two Pavans: Pavan in A major2:123Fantasia and Two Pavans: Pavan in B-flat major1:484Fantasia upon One Note3:565Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp minor5:156Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp major4:127Tenebrae super Gesualdo: I. Beats irregular3:088Tenebrae super Gesualdo: Interlude1:129Tenebrae super Gesualdo: II. Moderato2:2910Tenebrae super Gesualdo: Interlude1:1611Tenebrae super Gesualdo: III. Andante2:2912Tenebrae super Gesualdo: Interlude1:0813Tenebrae super Gesualdo: IV. Slow3:1814Veni Sancte - Veni Creator Spiritus: Transcription3:2515Veni Sancte - Veni Creator Spiritus: Commentary6:4216Three Early Scottish Motets: Si quis diligit me2:3517Three Early Scottish Motets: Our Father Whiche in Heaven Art3:3918Three Early Scottish Motets: All Sons of Adam3:2619Kinloch his Fantassie3:331992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:05
1Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra: Adagio8:322Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra: Allegro Moderato6:223Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra: Candenza2:474Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra: Andante8:355Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra: Allegro5:226Strathclyde Concerto No. 4 for Clarinet and Orchestra: Lento (Introduction)1:407Strathclyde Concerto No. 4 for Clarinet and Orchestra: Allegro Moderato8:508Strathclyde Concerto No. 4 for Clarinet and Orchestra: Adagio12:059Strathclyde Concerto No. 4 for Clarinet and Orchestra: Candenza4:1410Strathclyde Concerto No. 4 for Clarinet and Orchestra: Adagio2:381994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 56:07
1Symphony no. 2: I. Allegro molto - Allegro16:582Symphony no. 2: II. Adagio16:123Symphony no. 2: III. Allegro molto, leggiero9:344Symphony no. 2: IV. Adagio, flessible - Poco più mosso - Più mosso - Moderato - Allegro13:23Symphony no. 5 / Chat Moss / Cross Lane Fair / Five Klee Pictures
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 56:24
1Symphony no. 526:052Chat Moss5:313Cross Lane Fair: Introduction2:084Cross Lane Fair: Fairground1:035Cross Lane Fair: Ghost Train1:586Cross Lane Fair: Transition0:457Cross Lane Fair: The Bearded Lady and the Five Legged Sheep1:398Cross Lane Fair: Transition0:299Cross Lane Fair: The Juggler2:3410Cross Lane Fair: Transition0:5011Cross Lane Fair: The Roundabout3:0412Five Klee Pictures: I. A Crusader1:2313Five Klee Pictures: II. Oriental Garden1:3314Five Klee Pictures: III. The Twittering Machine2:1815Five Klee Pictures: IV. Stained-Glass Saint2:2516Five Klee Pictures: V. Ad Parnassum2:391995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 54:54
1Symphony no. 1: I. Presto16:502Symphony no. 1: II. Lento - Allegro10:153Symphony no. 1: III. Adagio14:574Symphony no. 1: IV. Presto12:52Symphony no. 6 / Time and the Raven
1996 · studio album
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1Symphony no. 6, op. 176: I. Adagio - Allegro20:082Symphony no. 6, op. 176: II. Adagio non troppo - Allegro9:193Symphony no. 6, op. 176: III. Adagio - più animato19:414Time and the Raven13:36The Beltane Fire / Caroline Mathilde (Concert Suite from Act II of the Ballet)
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:10:13
1The Beltane Fire: Scene I: In the Barn of the Bu6:392The Beltane Fire: Interlude I2:093The Beltane Fire: Scene II: A Field9:124The Beltane Fire: Interlude II2:115The Beltane Fire: Scene III: The Kirk4:106The Beltane Fire: Scene IV: The Field4:367The Beltane Fire: Scene V: The Beltane Fire8:558Caroline Mathilde: I. A Public Square2:439Caroline Mathilde: II. The Conspiracy4:1010Caroline Mathilde: III. The Masked Ball-Court Dance4:3011Caroline Mathilde: IV. The Masked Ball-Pas de Deux6:2812Caroline Mathilde: V. The Arrest5:1213Caroline Mathilde: VI. The Execution7:1414Caroline Mathilde: VII. The Exile of Caroline Mathilde2:041997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:52
1Job: Part One: Prologue: 'Every Year, Job's Sons And Daughters Feasted Together' [Chorus]4:372Job: Part One: Prologue: Adagio: 'Naked I Came From My Mother's Womb' [Job]4:433Job: Part One: Prologue: Largo: 'God Damn The Day I Was Born' [Job]7:194Job: First Round: Adagio Non Troppo: 'Have You Lost All Faith In Your Piety' [Friend]15:235Job: Part Two: Second Round: 'Go Learn From The Wisdom Of The Ages' [Friend]3:106Job: Part Two: Second Round: Maestoso: 'How Then Can I Refute Him' [Job]4:577Job: Part Two: Second Round: 'As I Walked To The Square Of The City' [Job]1:498Job: Part Two: Second Round: Lentissimo: 'They Listened To Me In Silence' [Job]6:079Job: Part Three: Third Round: 'How Can A Man Be Pure' [Friend]3:5410Job: The Unnamable: Lento: 'Who Is This Whose Ignorant Words' [Chorus]10:5511Job: The Unnamable: Lento: 'I Know You Can Do All Things' [Job]5:581999 · studio album
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1Ojai Festival Overture5:322Mavis in Las Vegas13:073Carolísima: Serenade for Chamber Orchestra19:204A Spell for Green Corn: The MacDonald Dances19:415An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise12:592004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:06:30
1Missa parvula: I. Kyrie2:442Missa parvula: II. Gloria4:273Missa parvula: III. Credo5:414Missa parvula: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus3:255Missa parvula: V. Agnus Dei3:146Mass: I. Kyrie3:487Mass: II. Gloria8:148Mass: III. Credo5:169Mass: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus3:5610Mass: V. Agnus Dei4:3711Veni Creator Spiritus6:38122 Latin Motets: I. Dum complerentur5:4013Reliqui domum meum4:12142 Latin Motets: II. Veni Sancte Spiritus4:382004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:12:35
1Naxos Quartet no. 1: I. Adagio — Allegro13:522Naxos Quartet no. 1: II. Largo13:373Naxos Quartet no. 1: III. Allegro molto2:124Naxos Quartet no. 2: I. Lento — Allegro16:165Naxos Quartet no. 2: II. Lento flessibile6:026Naxos Quartet no. 2: III. Allegro4:507Naxos Quartet no. 2: IV. Lento flessibile15:462005 · studio album
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1Naxos Quartet no. 3: I. March8:042Naxos Quartet no. 3: II. In Nomine11:403Naxos Quartet no. 3: III. Four Inventions and a Hymn6:214Naxos Quartet no. 3: IV. Fugue5:115Naxos Quartet no. 4 “Children’s Games”: I. Moderato24:512006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 55:52
1Naxos Quartet no. 5 "Lighthouses of Orkney and Shetland": I. Largo8:222Naxos Quartet no. 5 "Lighthouses of Orkney and Shetland": II. Lento12:273Naxos Quartet no. 6: I. Allegro6:154Naxos Quartet no. 6: II. Allegro moderato. Dominica Tertia Adventus, Antiphona2:115Naxos Quartet no. 6: III. Presto5:286Naxos Quartet no. 6: IV. Adagio molto13:257Naxos Quartet no. 6: V. Andante. In Die Nativitatis3:118Naxos Quartet no. 6: VI. Allegro4:332007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:12:37
1Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": I. Adagio molto: S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, I10:272Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": II. Adagio: S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Chiesa Inferiore10:233Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": III. Lento molto: S. Giovanni in Laterano7:504Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": IV. Adagio - Oratorio dei Filippini4:355Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": V. Lento: S. Ivo alla Sapienza8:236Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": VI. Adagio: Scorsa Secolare - Palazzo Falconieri6:507Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": VII. Adagio: Postludio - S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, II5:188Naxos Quartet no. 818:512008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:03:52
1Naxos Quartet No. 9: I. Allegro11:352Naxos Quartet No. 9: II. Largo Flessibile10:453Naxos Quartet No. 9: III. Presto3:024Naxos Quartet No. 9: IV. Lento4:405Naxos Quartet No. 9: V. Alla Marcia1:406Naxos Quartet No. 9: VI. Allegro5:257Naxos Quartet No. 10: I. Broken Reel: Allegro4:458Naxos Quartet No. 10: II. Slow Air and Rant: Adagio Non Troppo3:309Naxos Quartet No. 10: III. Passamezzo Farewell: Adagio Flessibile9:5710Naxos Quartet No. 10: IV. Deil Stick Da Minister: Allegro2:3711Naxos Quartet No. 10: V. Hornpipe Unfinished: Allegro Moderato5:562009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:56:53
Disc 11Taverner: Act I, Scene 1. Courtroom19:182Taverner: Act I. Transition1:303Taverner: Act I, Scene 2. The Chapel6:014Taverner: Act I. Transition3:165Taverner: Act I, Scene 3. The Throne Room15:106Taverner: Act I, Scene 4. The Throne Room6:587Taverner: Act I, Scene 4. The Throne Room6:578Taverner: Act I, Scene 4. The Throne Room5:489Taverner: Act I, Scene 4. The Throne Room5:11Disc 21Taverner: Act II, Scene 1. Courtroom6:362Taverner: Act II. Transition3:033Taverner: Act II, Scene 2. The Throne Room9:554Taverner: Act II. Transition1:015Taverner: Act II, Scene 3. The Chapel8:006Taverner: Act II. Transition1:197Taverner: Act II, Scene 3. The Market-Place in Boston, Lincolnshire16:50Linguae Ignis / Vesalii Icones / Fantasia On A Ground And Two Pavans
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:00:30
1Linguae ignis10:212Vesalii icones: I. The Agony in the Garden5:013Vesalii icones: II. The Betrayal of Judas2:254Vesalii icones: III. Christ and Pilate2:185Vesalii icones: IV. The Flagellation2:116Vesalii icones: V. Christ Condemned to Death3:397Vesalii icones: VI. The Mocking of Christ3:038Vesalii icones: VII. Christ Receives the Cross1:459Vesalii icones: VIII. St. Veronica Wipes His Face3:3210Vesalii icones: IX. Christ Prepared for Death0:5711Vesalii icones: X. Christ Nailed to the Cross1:5412Vesalii icones: XI. The Death of Christ4:5313Vesalii icones: XII. The Descent from the Cross2:5214Vesalii icones: XIII. The Entombment of Christ3:2115Vesalii icones: XIV. The Resurrection - Antichrist2:0116Fantasia On a Ground and 2 Pavans (After Purcell): Fantasia5:5017Fantasia On a Ground and 2 Pavans (After Purcell): Pavan No. 1: Quite slow2:2918Fantasia On a Ground and 2 Pavans (After Purcell): Pavan No. 2: Quickly1:58Symphony No. 1 / Mavis in Las Vegas
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:08:03
1Symphony No. 1 (1976): I. Presto16:442Symphony No. 1 (1976): II. Lento - Allegro10:143Symphony No. 1 (1976): III. Adagio14:574Symphony No. 1 (1976): IV. Presto12:595Mavis in Las Vegas (1997)13:09Symphony no. 2 / St Thomas Wake
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:16:39
1Symphony no. 2: I. Allegro molto - Allegro16:582Symphony no. 2: II. Adagio16:123Symphony no. 2: III. Allegro molto, leggiero9:344Symphony no. 2: IV. Adagio, flessible - Poco più mosso - Più mosso - Moderato - Allegro13:235St Thomas Wake20:32Symphony no. 3 / Cross Lane Fair
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:12:39
1Symphony no. 3: I. Lento - Adagio - Andante - Moderato - Allegretto - Allegro moderato - Allegro - Allegro alla breve18:552Symphony no. 3: II. Allegro9:023Symphony no. 3: III. Allegro vivace: Scorrevole e bisbigliando7:464Symphony no. 3: IV. Lento - Adagio flessible22:105Cross Lane Fair: Introduction2:096Cross Lane Fair: Fairground1:047Cross Lane Fair: Ghost Train1:588Cross Lane Fair: Transition0:459Cross Lane Fair: The Bearded Lady and the Five-Legged Sheep1:4010Cross Lane Fair: Transition0:2911Cross Lane Fair: The Juggler2:3412Cross Lane Fair: Transition0:5113Cross Lane Fair: The Roundabout3:16Maxwell Davies: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:09:09
1Symphony No. 4: I. Moderato13:352Symphony No. 4: II. Allegro7:233Symphony No. 4: III. Adagio11:064Symphony No. 4: IV. Andante - Allegro10:515Symphony No. 526:142012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:15:44
1Symphony No. 6: I. Adagio - Allegro20:092Symphony No. 6: II. Adagio non troppo9:213Symphony No. 6: III. Adagio - Piu animato19:424Time and the Raven13:305An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise13:022013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:18:09
1Piano Concerto: I. Moderato - Piu mosso - Andante - Piu mosso - Andante - Piu mosso - Andante17:202Piano Concerto: II. Adagio8:353Piano Concerto: III. Allegro10:044Worldes Blis: Lento recitando - Lentissimo18:375Worldes Blis: L'istesso tempo4:316Worldes Blis: Allegro3:307Worldes Blis: Poco piu mosso6:198Worldes Blis: Allegro1:469Worldes Blis: Lento7:27Trumpet Concerto / Piccolo Concerto / Five Klee Pictures
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:29
1Piccolo Concerto: I. Andante - Allegro moderato molto - Poco meno mosso - Andante7:122Piccolo Concerto: II. Adagio4:583Piccolo Concerto: III. Lo stesso tempo - Allegro - Lento4:234Trumpet Concerto: I. Adagio - Allegro13:475Trumpet Concerto: II. Adagio molto9:546Trumpet Concerto: III. Presto6:457Maxwell's Reel, With Northern Lights10:498Five Klee Pictures: I. A Crusader1:359Five Klee Pictures: II. Oriental Garden1:3510Five Klee Pictures: III. The Twittering Machine2:2011Five Klee Pictures: IV. Stained-Glass Saint2:2812Five Klee Pictures: V. Ad Parnassum2:43Strathclyde Concerto No.2 / Cello Sonata 'Sequencia Serpentigena'
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:31
1Strathclyde Concerto No. 2: I. Moderato12:222Strathclyde Concerto No. 2: II. Lento11:383Strathclyde Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro moderato - Lento - Lentissimo11:074Cello Sonata, "Sequentia Serpentigena": I. Traditor autem0:415Cello Sonata, "Sequentia Serpentigena": II. Nequaquam morte moriemini2:456Cello Sonata, "Sequentia Serpentigena": III. Rerum sapientia custos1:597Cello Sonata, "Sequentia Serpentigena": IV. Amplexus placide tumulum8:278Cello Sonata, "Sequentia Serpentigena": V. in immortalitatem litium1:379Cello Sonata, "Sequentia Serpentigena": VI. Saevit in umbram4:0210The Two Fiddlers: Dances (arr. V. Ceccanti for Cello and Piano)6:4511Little Tune for Vittorio in Maremma1:08Strathclyde Concertos No. 3 & No. 4
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:54
1Strathclyde Concerto No. 3: I. Introduction: Adagio8:322Strathclyde Concerto No. 3: II. Allegro moderato6:213Strathclyde Concerto No. 3: III. Cadenza2:474Strathclyde Concerto No. 3: IV. Andante8:355Strathclyde Concerto No. 3: V. Allegro5:136Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: I. Introduction. Lento1:387Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: II. Allegro moderato8:508Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: III. Adagio12:059Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: IV. Cadenza4:1510Strathclyde Concerto No. 4: V. Adagio2:38Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 5 and 6
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 59:02
1Strathclyde Concerto No. 5: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato15:242Strathclyde Concerto No. 5: II. Allegro moderato - Adagio9:323Strathclyde Concerto No. 5: III. Allegro - Piu lento8:364Strathclyde Concerto No. 6: I. Andante - Allegro moderato10:505Strathclyde Concerto No. 6: II. Adagio7:206Strathclyde Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro - Andante7:20Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 7 and 8
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:06:26
1Strathclyde Concerto No. 7: I. Moderato11:132Strathclyde Concerto No. 7: II. Lento - Allegro10:063Strathclyde Concerto No. 8: I. Presto - Lento recitando - Tempo adagio - Allegro moderato12:134Strathclyde Concerto No. 8: II. Andante5:495Strathclyde Concerto No. 8: III. Recitative - Allegro - Più allegro - Adagio7:236A Spell for Green Corn: The MacDonald Dances19:42Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 9 and 10 / Carolisima
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:16:31
1Strathclyde Concerto No. 925:422Strathclyde Concerto No. 10: I. Allegro non troppo12:503Strathclyde Concerto No. 10: II. Lento9:214Strathclyde Concerto No. 10: III. Moderato9:125Carolísima19:262014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:10:21
1Suite from "The Boyfriend": I. Honeymoon Fantasy2:092Suite from "The Boyfriend": II. Sur la Plage2:013Suite from "The Boyfriend": III. A Room in Bloomsbury3:224Suite from "The Boyfriend": IV. I Could Be Happy3:565Suite from "The Boyfriend": V. The You-Don't-Want2:416Suite from "The Boyfriend": VI. Poor Little Pierette3:197Suite from "The Boyfriend": VII. Polly's Dream7:418Suite from "The Devils": I. Titles2:039Suite from "The Devils": II. Sister Jeanne's Vision5:0110Suite from "The Devils": III. Exorcism4:3611Suite from "The Devils": IV. Execution and End Music8:3412Seven in nomine: I. in nomine (Taverner)2:0413Seven in nomine: II. in nomine (For Benjamin Britten's 50th Birthday)5:0914Seven in nomine: III. in nomine (For Michael Tippett's 60th Birthday)1:1015Seven in nomine: IV. in nomine (Bull)2:5616Seven in nomine: V. in nomine (Canon in 6 parts)1:0917Seven in nomine: VI. Gloria tibi trinitas (Blitheman)1:5418Seven in nomine: VII. in nomine2:3419The Yellow Cake Revue: Yesnaby Ground2:2520The Yellow Cake Revue: Farewell to Stromness5:372014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:12:22
1The Lighthouse, Pt. 1: Prologue. The Court of Enquiry (Officer 1, Officer 2, Officer 3)27:252The Lighthouse, Pt. 2: The Cry of the Beast (Arthur, Blazes, Sandy, Voice of the Cards)11:173The Lighthouse, Pt. 2: Blazes' Song (Blazes, Sandy, Arthur)3:344The Lighthouse, Pt. 2: Sandy's Song (Sandy, Arthur, Blazes)4:245The Lighthouse, Pt. 2: Arthur's Song (Arthur, Sandy, Blazes, Officer 1, Officer 2, Officer 3)25:422014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:27:13
Disc 11Resurrection, Prologue: Mam5:572Resurrection, Prologue: Dad4:013Resurrection, Prologue: Sister3:234Resurrection, Prologue: Brother4:085Resurrection, Prologue: Headmaster3:026Resurrection, Prologue: Vicar4:437Resurrection, Prologue: Doctor2:488Resurrection, Prologue: Chorale2:389Resurrection: Transition and Surgeons' Introduction to the Act4:2510Resurrection, Act: Abbot, Minister, Croesus, Comrade Serbsky5:2611Resurrection, Act: Political Rally7:5712Resurrection, Act: Revivalist Rally13:38Disc 21Resurrection, Act: Sex History13:452Resurrection, Act: Hymn of Satisfaction4:443Resurrection, Act: Song of the New Resurrection6:38Black Pentecost / Stone Litany
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:16:36
1Black Pentecost: I. Adagio - Allegro molto18:192Black Pentecost: II. Black Star, Operation Black Star Was How They Described It10:103Black Pentecost: III. Bella Budge Presided over a Dimishing Republic of Hens7:374Black Pentecost: IV. It Is a Pity That the Whole Life and Economy of the Island.17:515Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": Molto lento - Andante4:206Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": The Runic Alphabet. Recitativo lento1:237Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": Allegretto2:328Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": Ingibjorg the Fair Widow. Andante flessibile2:069Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": Allegro molto3:1310Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": Lothbrokar's Sons. Moderato6:5911Stone Litany, "Runes from a House of the Dead": Max the Mighty. Recitativo lento molto flessibile2:06The Beltane Fire / The Turn of the Tide / Sir Charles his Pavan
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 1:12:49
1The Beltane Fire: Scene 1: In the Barn of the Bu6:402The Beltane Fire: Interlude I2:103The Beltane Fire: Scene 2: A Field9:124The Beltane Fire: Interlude II2:115The Beltane Fire: Scene 3: The Kirk4:106The Beltane Fire: Scene 4: The Field4:377The Beltane Fire: Scene 5: The Beltane Fire9:078The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: I. The creation of underwater plants2:259The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: II. The creation of plants on land0:5510The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: III. The creation of the first sea creatures1:2011The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: IV. The creation of birds1:0812The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: V. Mammals, and first people2:5113The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: I. The underwater plants flourish0:3614The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: II. The trees flourish0:5015The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: III. The prosperity of fish1:1116The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: IV. Bird migration0:3817The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: V. Instinct and intellect in mammals and mankind0:4018The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: I. The sea plants are poisoned0:5419The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: II. The trees are suffocated0:1720The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: III. The fish are deformed and cannot function0:1621The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: IV. The birds fall from the sky0:3422The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: V. Hubris triumphant0:2423The Turn of the Tide: Section VI: The Warning is Heeded - Nature Reborn - The Decline is Reversed9:2724Sunday Morning2:0525Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael VynerManchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir3:3226Sir Charles his Pavan4:392015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:16:37
1Corpus Christi with Cat and Mouse19:212Alleluia13:223How Could the Soul Not Take Flight13:194Schuon Hymnen14:295Sacred and Profane: St. Godric's Hymn1:416Sacred and Profane: I mon waxe wod0:387Sacred and Profane: Lenten is come2:168Sacred and Profane: The long night1:369Sacred and Profane: Yif ic of luve can2:4410Sacred and Profane: Carol1:4611Sacred and Profane: Ye that pasen by2:1912Sacred and Profane: A death3:06Caroline Mathilde: Ballet Suites / Chat Moss / Ojai Festival Overture
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:13:53
1Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act I, Concert Suite: I. A Public Square3:432Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act I, Concert Suite: II. Inside the Castle5:193Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act I, Concert Suite: III. The Queen's Chamber2:484Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act I, Concert Suite: IV. The Royal Chambers13:195Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: I. A Public Square2:486Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: II. The Conspiracy4:107Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: III. The Masked Ball - Court Dance4:318Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: IV. The Masked Ball - Pas de deux6:289Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: V. The Arrest5:1210Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: VI. The Execution5:1311Caroline Mathilde, Ballet, Act II, Concert Suite: VII. The Exile of Caroline Mathilde9:1112Chat Moss5:3613Ojai Festival Overture5:35An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 59:48
1Concert Overture. Ebb of Winter17:492Hill Runes: I. Adagio (Allegro moderato)1:583Hill Runes: II. Allegro (With Several Changes of Tempo)0:504Hill Runes: III. Vivace scherzando0:485Hill Runes: IV. Adagio molto2:276Hill Runes: V. Allegro (Dying Away into "Endless" Silence)2:037Last Door of Light16:478Farewell to Stromness (Arranged for Solo Guitar)4:329An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise12:342017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 1:03:11
1Sonata For Violin Alone Dedicated To Duccio Ceccanti (2013)17:512Dances From The Two Fiddlers (Arr. Violin And Piano) (1978/88)6:273Sonata For Violin And Piano (2008)18:114Piano Trio: A Voyage To Fair Isle (2002)20:42The Last Island: Chamber Music by Peter Maxwell Davies
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:16:45
1The Last Island15:412A Postcard from Sanday3:103String Trio10:024Two Nocturnes: Nocturne no. 12:465Two Nocturnes: Nocturne no. 21:466Lullaby3:347Oboe Quartet16:128A Birthday Card for Jennifer0:479Sonata for Violin and Piano18:0510String Quartet Movement4:42
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1988 | Miss Donnithornes' Maggot / Eight Songs for a Mad KingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 1:06:501Miss Donnithornes' Maggot36:33 2Eight Songs for a Mad King30:17 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1991 | Caroline Mathilde Concert Suite / St. Thomas Wake / Threnody / Ojai Festival OuvertureSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 54:531Ojai Festival Overture5:36 2Caroline Mathilde Concert Suite: I. A Public Square3:41 3Caroline Mathilde Concert Suite: II. Inside the Castle5:19 4Caroline Mathilde Concert Suite: III. The Queen's Chamber2:47 5Caroline Mathilde Concert Suite: IV. The Royal Chambers13:24 6Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael Vyner3:34 7St. Thomas Wake20:32 | Live | 1991 | |
| 1994 | Vesalii IconesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 56:331Vesalii Icones: Prima musculorum tabula. The agony in the garden5:32 2Vesalii Icones: Secunda musculorum tabula. The betrayal of Judas2:33 3Vesalii Icones: Tertia musculorum tabula. Christ and Pilate2:35 4Vesalii Icones: Quarta musculorum tabula. The flagellation2:03 5Vesalii Icones: Quinta musculorum tabula. Christ condemned to death3:51 6Vesalii Icones: Sexta musculorum tabula. The mocking of Christ2:56 7Vesalii Icones: Septima musculorum tabula. Christ receives the Cross1:58 8Vesalii Icones: Octava musculorum tabula. St Veronica wipes His face2:51 9Vesalii Icones: Nona musculorum tabula. Christ prepared for death1:05 10Vesalii Icones: Decima musculorum tabula. Christ nailed to the Cross1:48 11Vesalii Icones: Undecima musculorum tabula. The death of Christ4:41 12Vesalii Icones: Duodecima musculorum tabula. The descent from the Cross2:45 13Vesalii Icones: Decimatertia musculorum tabula. The entombment of Christ3:00 14Vesalii Icones: Decimaquarta musculorum tabula. The Resurrection - Antichrist1:50 15The Bairns of Brugh6:00 16Runes from a Holy Island: First movement2:37 17Runes from a Holy Island: Second movement0:56 18Runes from a Holy Island: Third movement1:58 19Runes from a Holy Island: Fourth movement3:58 20Runes from a Holy Island: Fifth movement1:36 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1994 | Maximum MaxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:391Sunday Morning2:07 2Sir Charles His Pavan4:35 3Ojai Festival Overture5:31 4Farewell to Stromness5:37 5Yesnaby Ground2:27 6The Lighthouse (extract)5:20 7Caroline Mathilde, Concert Suite from Act 1: Scene II: Inside the Castle (extract)3:52 8Caroline Mathilde, Concert Suite from Act 1: Scene III: The Queen's Chamber2:54 9O Magnum Mysterium: Carol "The Fader of Heaven"1:52 10O Magnum Mysterium: Carol "O Magnum Mysterium"1:45 11Polly's Dream7:43 12Black Pentecost (extract)6:21 13Lullabye for Lucy5:19 14Strathclyde Concerto no. 4: Cadenza (extract)1:37 15Strathclyde Concerto no. 4: Coda. Adagio2:40 16An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise12:59 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 2004 | A PortraitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 2:34:42Disc 1 1O magnum mysterium: 1. Carol: O magnum mysterium1:19 2O magnum mysterium: 2. Carol: Haylle, comly and clene1:31 3O magnum mysterium: 3. Sonata 1: Puer natus3:57 4O magnum mysterium: 4. Carol: O magnum mysterium1:19 5O magnum mysterium: 5. Carol: Alleluia pro Virgine Maria2:30 6O magnum mysterium: 6. Sonata 2:Lux fulgebit5:37 7O magnum mysterium: 7. Carol: The fader of heven1:30 8O magnum mysterium: 8. Carol: O magnum mysterium1:26 9Seven In nomine: 11:51 10Seven In nomine: 25:11 11Seven In nomine: 31:25 12Seven In nomine: 42:47 13Seven In nomine: 51:18 14Seven In nomine: 61:45 15Seven In nomine: 72:46 16Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 1. Lento molto4:52 17Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 2. Figure 1282:04 18Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 3. Figure 2194:59 19Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 4. Figure 4471:19 20Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 5. Figure 5050:49 21Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 6. Figure 5390:54 22Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 7. Figure 5491:18 23Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 8. Figure 5804:10 24Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 9. Figure 7601:17 25Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 10. Figure 8662:58 26Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 11. Figure 10090:32 27Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 12. Figure 102214:38 28Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In nomine: 13. Figure 12020:35 Disc 21Antechrist5:41 2Missa super l'homme armé17:33 3From Stone to Thorn13:05 4Lullaby for Ilian Rainbow5:12 5Hymn to St Magnus: 1. Introduzione3:13 6Hymn to St Magnus: 2. Sonata prima12:18 7Hymn to St Magnus: 3. Sonata seconda super Sancte Magne15:18 8Hymn to St Magnus: 4. Sancti Magni hymnus alias5:45 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2009 | The Naxos QuartetsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracks · 5:21:03Disc 1 1Naxos Quartet no. 1: I. Adagio — Allegro13:52 2Naxos Quartet no. 1: II. Largo13:37 3Naxos Quartet no. 1: III. Allegro molto2:12 4Naxos Quartet no. 2: I. Lento — Allegro16:16 5Naxos Quartet no. 2: II. Lento flessibile6:02 6Naxos Quartet no. 2: III. Allegro4:50 7Naxos Quartet no. 2: IV. Lento flessibile15:46 Disc 21Naxos Quartet no. 3: I. March8:04 2Naxos Quartet no. 3: II. In Nomine11:40 3Naxos Quartet no. 3: III. Four Inventions and a Hymn6:21 4Naxos Quartet no. 3: IV. Fugue5:11 5Naxos Quartet no. 4 “Children’s Games”: I. Moderato24:51 Disc 31Naxos Quartet no. 5 "Lighthouses of Orkney and Shetland": I. Largo8:22 2Naxos Quartet no. 5 "Lighthouses of Orkney and Shetland": II. Lento12:27 3Naxos Quartet no. 6: I. Allegro6:15 4Naxos Quartet no. 6: II. Allegro moderato. Dominica Tertia Adventus, Antiphona2:11 5Naxos Quartet no. 6: III. Presto5:28 6Naxos Quartet no. 6: IV. Adagio molto13:25 7Naxos Quartet no. 6: V. Andante. In Die Nativitatis3:11 8Naxos Quartet no. 6: VI. Allegro4:33 Disc 41Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": I. Adagio molto: S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, I10:27 2Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": II. Adagio: S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Chiesa Inferiore10:23 3Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": III. Lento molto: S. Giovanni in Laterano7:50 4Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": IV. Adagio - Oratorio dei Filippini4:35 5Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": V. Lento: S. Ivo alla Sapienza8:23 6Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": VI. Adagio: Scorsa Secolare - Palazzo Falconieri6:50 7Naxos Quartet no. 7 "Metafore sul Borromini": VII. Adagio: Postludio - S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, II5:18 8Naxos Quartet no. 818:51 Disc 511 I. Allegro11:35 22 II. Largo Flessibile10:45 33 III. Presto3:02 44 IV. Lento4:40 55 V. Alla Marcia1:40 66 VI. Allegro5:25 77 I. Broken Reel - Allegro4:45 88 II. Slow Air And Rant - Adagio Non Troppo3:30 99 III. Passamezzo Farewell - Adagio Flessibile9:57 1010 IV. Deil Stick Da Minister - Allegro2:37 1111 V. Hornpipe Unfinished - Allegro Moderato5:56 | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2014 | Maxwell Davies: Symphony no. 10 / Panufnik: Symphony no. 10Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 41:571Symphony no. 10: Part One. Adagio15:24 2Symphony no. 10: Part Two. Allegro7:26 3Symphony no. 10: Part Three. Presto4:59 4Symphony no. 10: Part Four. Adagio14:08 | Live | 17 October 2014 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Farewell to Stromness, Op. 89 No. 1 - SingleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:371The Yellow Cake Revue: Piano Interludes: Farewell to Stromness5:37 | 23 September 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Peter Maxwell Davies head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 33 | 91.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 55 | 94.9th |
| Studio albums | 47 | 99.2th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 52 | 98.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 51 | 91.8th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | honorary doctorate | won | |
| 2015 | Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal | won | |
| — | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | won | |
| — | Walter Willson Cobbett Medal | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Consort of Musicke(band) | — | present | |
| The Consort of Six(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Maxwell_Daviesbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: historic figure (33 language versions, career ended)
Image: University of Salford Press Office · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q139223 · MusicBrainz: db16dadb-0024-4758-b35e-111ca52c53ea
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