Peter Maxwell Davies

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...

Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble in 2014, String Quintet is one of Maxwell Davies' last works. This intense chamber work is filled with his characteristic harmonies which give the melody and harmony...

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,...

Commissioned to write a piece for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, Davies provided a musical General Assembly of his own: a bright overture based on an Australian aboriginal song which give...

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...

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: una raccolta di 4 brani per ensemble di flauti dolci più giovani, è dedicata alla memoria di Doreen Johnson, insegnante presso la Sanday School di Orkney. Questo lavoro include un...

Mrs Johnson's Tunes: una raccolta di 4 brani per ensemble di flauti dolci più giovani, è dedicata alla memoria di Doreen Johnson, insegnante presso la Sanday School di Orkney. Questo lavoro include un...

Artemide Locheia è la dea greca della fertilità. In quest'opera in un solo movimento, Maxwell Davies cattura la gioia e l'esuberanza delle coppie quando scoprono di aspettare un bambino.

Artemide Locheia è la dea greca della fertilità. In quest'opera in un solo movimento, Maxwell Davies cattura la gioia e l'esuberanza delle coppie quando scoprono di aspettare un bambino.

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...

The two nocturnes were composed immediately after major surgery, against a deadline, and, despite the music sounding unlike anything I have written before, I decided to keep them exactly as they turne...