This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate its 40th birthday. The first performance took place in June 1986 at St. Magnus' Cathedral Kirkwall as part of the tenth St. Magnus Festival.Writtenfor and first performed by Isaac Stern Davies's Violin Concerto brings together two streams in his music: symphonism and folk-fiddling. In its strongly developed substance i…

This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was first performed on 2nd May 2000 at the Barbican Centre London conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies. Duration c.23 minutes. Peter Maxwell Davies: The hornwriting is extremely virtuoso throughout not least in exploring the full range of the horn from the deepest notes in the bass normally exclusive to an orchestral fourth horn…

The Full Score for Peter Maxwell Davies’ fourth in a series of ten string quartets commissioned by the Naxos Recording company first performed by the Maggini Quartet on 20th August 2004 at the Chapel of the Royal Palace Oslo Norway as part of the Olso Chamber Music Festival. Composer Note: The fourth Naxos quartet was written in January and February of 2004 with the intention of producing s…

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 extremely virtuoso throughout not least in exploring the full range of the horn from the deepest notes in the bass normally exclusive to an orchestral fourth horn player to the highest most exposed s…

This work was commissioned by the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig. First performance on 22nd August 2009 at the Leipzig Gewandhaus given by Daniel Hope (violin) and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

Davies's feeling for the potency and bravura of the clarinet goes back to works of the 1960s; his concerto for the instrument is predictably a big ranging piece in two linked movements. The first fast with a brief slowintroduction has the soloist in propulsive melodic flights slipping over into florid runs but it is a virtuoso piece for the orchestra especially for the marimba and pair of ho…

Unusually for him Davies starts his Bassoon Concerto not with slow music but with speed and brilliance: the opening is a Presto initiated by the strings and only at the entry of the soloist does the tempo relax to thatof a real introduction. Out of this grow a big dancing Allegro. The slow movement begins and ends with a simple song around fantastical ornamentation from the soloist. The finale…

SKU: SU.91409192

Composed by Christopher Fulkerson. CD (Audio). Subito Music Corporation #91409192. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.91409192).

Modernism Forever Volume One - Fulkerson, Carter, Davies Disc 1 1. The Childermass (Live) Christopher Fulkerso…

Clarinet and Piano (Clarinet)

SKU: HL.14008425

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 64 pages. Chester Music #CH60876. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008425).

ISBN 9780711933545.

Davies's feeling f…

Horn and Orchestra

SKU: HL.14021017

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Studyscore. Composed 2001. 78 pages. Chester Music #CH61757. Published by Chester Music (HL.14021017).

ISBN 9780711984677. 5.5x7.5x0.082 inches.

This work …

String Orchestra, Wind Instruments[Sextet]

SKU: HL.14020993

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 1999. 94 pages. Chester Music #CH61153. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020993).

ISBN 9780711952010. 5.5x8.5x0.222 inches.<…

Stringorchestra with Wind

SKU: HL.14020989

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Set. Composed 1999. 72 pages. Chester Music #CH61154. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020989).

ISBN 9780711952027. 9.0x12.0x0.433 inches.

The solo …

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14008374

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 2006. 24 pages. Chester Music #CH68629. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008374).

ISBN 9781846096150. UPC: 884088435202. 8.25x11.75x0.105 inches.

…

Piccolo, Orchestra

SKU: HL.14008366

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. 48 pages. Chester Music #CH61498. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008366).

ISBN 9780711975415. 5.5x7.5x0.164 inches.

Orchestral study sc…

Cello and Orchestra

SKU: HL.14020990

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Score. Composed 1999. 80 pages. Chester Music #CH58933. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020990).

ISBN 9780711923904. 5.5x7.5x0.283 inches.

If Davies's Ce…

Violin and Piano (Violin)

SKU: HL.14021013

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 68 pages. Chester Music #CH55915. Published by Chester Music (HL.14021013).

ISBN 9780711921320.

This work was commissi…

Bassoon and Piano

SKU: HL.14020992

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 60 pages. Chester Music #CH60945. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020992).

ISBN 9780711936805. 9.0x12.0x0.185 inches.

Unus…

Violin and Orchestra (Score)

SKU: HL.14008406

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 94 pages. Chester Music #CH60978. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008406).

ISBN 9780711948716.

A work for solo …

Piccolo and Piano

SKU: HL.14008367

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2001. 8 pages. Chester Music #CH61499. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008367).

ISBN 9780711975422. 8.25x11.75x0.105 inches.

Piccol…

Flute and Piano (Score)

SKU: HL.14008426

Strathclyde Concerto No. 6 (Flute Part). Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 60 pages. Chester Music #CH61024. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008426).

IS…

Piano and Orchestra

SKU: HL.14021032

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Score Only. Composed 2003. 132 pages. Chester Music #CH61823. Published by Chester Music (HL.14021032).

ISBN 9780711985605. 5.5x7.5x0.432 inches.

This wor…