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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (08 Sep 1934 - 14 Mar 2016)

Male Person - United Kingdom English composer and conductor

 Also known as (3)

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. Strathclyde Concertos 3 and 4 1992
  2. Mavis in Las Vegas 26 Nov 1999
  3. Maxwell Davies: Mass; Missa parvula & Other Choral Works 01 May 2004

Album - Compilation

  1. Maximum Max 1994

Single

  1. Farewell to Stromness, Op. 89 No. 1 - Single 23 Sep 2016 (as Peter Maxwell Davies)

Relationships (8)

Students

  1. Gillian Whitehead (1966)
  2. Richard Hall
  3. Richard Emsley
  4. Martin Wesley‐Smith
  5. Roberto Brambilla

Conductor For

  1. The Fires of London (1967 - 1987)

Member Of

  1. The Consort of Musicke
  2. The Consort of Six

Recordings by (180)

  1. Yesnaby Ground 2:20 (1988)
  2. Farewell to Stromness 4:50 (1988)
  3. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Magnificat (world Premiere Recording) 14:14 (01 Aug 2008)
  4. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Nunc Dimittis (World Premiere Recording) 8:27 (01 Aug 2008)
  5. Three Organ Voluntaries: Psalm 124 (after David Peebles) 3:27 (01 Aug 2008)
  6. Three Organ Voluntaries: O God Abufe (after John Fethy) 2:14 (01 Aug 2008)
  7. Three Organ Voluntaries: All Sons of Adam (after an anon. sixteenth‐century motet) 2:33 (01 Aug 2008)
  8. O magnum mysterium: Carol: O magnum mysterium (treble solo) 1:47 (01 Aug 2008)
  9. O magnum mysterium: Carol: Haylle, comly and clene 1:23 (01 Aug 2008)
  10. O magnum mysterium: Sonata I: Puer Natus 5:11 (01 Aug 2008)
  11. O magnum mysterium: Carol: O magnum mysterium 2:03 (01 Aug 2008)
  12. O magnum mysterium: Carol: Alleluia, pro Virgine Maria 2:32 (01 Aug 2008)
  13. O magnum mysterium: Sonata II: Lux fulgebit 7:34 (01 Aug 2008)
  14. O magnum mysterium: Carol: The fader of Heven 2:15 (01 Aug 2008)
  15. O magnum mysterium: Carol: O magnum mysterium (full choir) 2:11 (01 Aug 2008)
  16. O magnum mysterium: Organ Fantasia on ’O magnum mysterium’ 15:23 (01 Aug 2008)
  17. Linguae ignis 10:21 (Aug 2011)
  18. Vesalii icones: I. The Agony in the Garden 5:01 (Aug 2011)
  19. Vesalii icones: II. The Betrayal of Judas 2:25 (Aug 2011)
  20. Vesalii icones: III. Christ and Pilate 2:18 (Aug 2011)
  21. Vesalii icones: IV. The Flagellation 2:11 (Aug 2011)
  22. Vesalii icones: V. Christ Condemned to Death 3:39 (Aug 2011)
  23. Vesalii icones: VI. The Mocking of Christ 3:03 (Aug 2011)
  24. Vesalii icones: VII. Christ Receives the Cross 1:45 (Aug 2011)
  25. Vesalii icones: VIII. St. Veronica Wipes His Face 3:32 (Aug 2011)
  26. Vesalii icones: IX. Christ Prepared for Death 0:57 (Aug 2011)
  27. Vesalii icones: X. Christ Nailed to the Cross 1:54 (Aug 2011)
  28. Vesalii icones: XI. The Death of Christ 4:53 (Aug 2011)
  29. Vesalii icones: XII. The Descent from the Cross 2:52 (Aug 2011)
  30. Vesalii icones: XIII. The Entombment of Christ 3:21 (Aug 2011)
  31. Vesalii icones: XIV. The Resurrection - Antichrist 2:01 (Aug 2011)
  32. Fantasia On a Ground and 2 Pavans (After Purcell): Fantasia 5:50 (Aug 2011)
  33. Fantasia On a Ground and 2 Pavans (After Purcell): Pavan No. 1: Quite slow 2:29 (Aug 2011)
  34. Fantasia On a Ground and 2 Pavans (After Purcell): Pavan No. 2: Quickly 1:58 (Aug 2011)
  35. Symphony No. 1 (1976): I. Presto 16:44 (Mar 2012)
  36. Symphony No. 1 (1976): II. Lento - Allegro 10:14 (Mar 2012)
  37. Symphony No. 1 (1976): III. Adagio 14:57 (Mar 2012)
  38. Symphony No. 1 (1976): IV. Presto 12:59 (Mar 2012)
  39. Mavis in Las Vegas (1997) 13:09 (Mar 2012)
  40. Symphony No. 4: I. Moderato 13:35 (Sep 2012)
  41. Symphony No. 4: II. Allegro 7:23 (Sep 2012)
  42. Symphony No. 4: III. Adagio 11:06 (Sep 2012)
  43. Symphony No. 4: IV. Andante - Allegro 10:51 (Sep 2012)
  44. Symphony No. 5 26:14 (Sep 2012)
  45. Symphony No. 6: I. Adagio - Allegro 20:09 (Nov 2012)
  46. Symphony No. 6: II. Adagio non troppo 9:21 (Nov 2012)
  47. Symphony No. 6: III. Adagio - Piu animato 19:42 (Nov 2012)
  48. Time and the Raven 13:30 (Nov 2012)
  49. An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise 13:02 (Nov 2012)
  50. Piano Concerto: I. Moderato - Piu mosso - Andante - Piu mosso - Andante - Piu mosso - Andante 17:20 (Jan 2013)
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On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  2. Eight Songs for a Mad King: To Be Sung on the Water (The Waterman) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  3. Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Counterfeit (Le Conterfaite) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  4. Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Lady-In-Waiting (Miss Musgrave's Fancy) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  5. Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Phantom Queen (He's Ay A-Kissing Me) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  6. Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Country Walk (La Promenade) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  7. Eight Songs for a Mad King: Country Dance (Scotch Bonnett) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  8. Eight Songs for a Mad King: The Review (A Spanish March) ?:?? The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1971)
  9. Missa super L'Homme armé ?:?? Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Maxwell Davies, The Fires of London (1972)
  10. Antechrist ?:?? Peter Maxwell Davies, The Fires of London (1972)
  11. From Stone to Thorn ?:?? Mary Thomas, Peter Maxwell Davies, The Fires of London (1972)
  12. Hymn to St. Magnus (conclusion) 21:00 The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Mary Thomas (1976)
  13. Renaissance Scottish Dances 9:00 The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies (1976)
  14. Psalm 124 9:40 The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies (1976)
  15. Hymn to St. Magnus (beginning) 15:30 The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Mary Thomas (1976)
  16. Seven Songs Home: No. 4. At the Lochan 1:54 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  17. An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise 12:13 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, George McIlwham (1988)
  18. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 1. Intrada 0:42 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  19. Dances from "The Two Fiddlers" 7:08 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  20. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 4. Last Time I Came Over the Mure 1:00 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  21. Kinloche, his Fantassie 4:07 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  22. Seven Songs Home: No. 7. Home 1:41 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  23. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 5. Ane Exempill of Tripla 1:10 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  24. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 7. Almayne 1:06 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  25. Seven Songs Home: No. 3. The Heather Track 1:51 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  26. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 3. Sweit Smylling Katie Loves Me 1:56 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  27. Miss Donnithornes' Maggot 36:33 The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Mary Thomas (1988)
  28. Lullabye for Lucy 5:04 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  29. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 2. Currant 1:05 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  30. Seven Songs Home: No. 6. Tractor Ride 0:42 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  31. Jimmack the Postie 9:06 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  32. Eight Songs for a Mad King 30:17 The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman (1988)
  33. Seven Songs Home: No. 1 Home-time at Last 1:52 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  34. Seven Songs Home: No. 2. At the Shore 2:55 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  35. Seven Songs Home: No. 5. Cold Tractor 0:34 Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  36. Renaissance Scottish Dances: No. 6. Remember Me My Deir 2:25 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988)
  37. Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp minor 5:15 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)
  38. Fantasia and Two Pavans: Pavan in B-flat major 1:48 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)
  39. Tenebrae super Gesualdo: III. Andante 2:29 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)
  40. Veni Sancte - Veni Creator Spiritus: Commentary 6:42 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)
  41. Fantasia and Two Pavans: Fantasia on a Ground 5:01 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)
  42. Veni Sancte - Veni Creator Spiritus: Transcription 3:25 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)
  43. Fantasia and Two Pavans: Pavan in A major 2:12 The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (01 Jul 1991)

Instruments

  1. Tanzen und Springen 1:44 The King’s Singers with The Consort of Musicke & Anthony Rooley (1984) crumhorn
  2. Il est bel et bon 1:25 The King’s Singers with The Consort of Musicke & Anthony Rooley (1984) flute
  3. Un gentil amoureux 2:33 The King’s Singers with The Consort of Musicke & Anthony Rooley (1984) flute
  4. Faulte d'argent 1:59 The King’s Singers with The Consort of Musicke & Anthony Rooley (1984) flute
  5. Vitrum nostrum gloriosum 1:29 The King’s Singers with The Consort of Musicke & Anthony Rooley (1984) crumhorn
  6. Farewell to Stromness 4:50 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988) piano
  7. Yesnaby Ground 2:20 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1988) piano

Credited as (105)

  1. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  2. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies / Béla Bartók / Richard Wagner / Franz Liszt
  3. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies / Béla Bartók / Richard Wagner / Franz Liszt / Frédéric Chopin / Percy Grainger / Benjamin Britten / Richard Rodgers / Sir Edward Elgar / Thomas Arne / Sir Hubert Parry
  4. Peter Maxwell Davies
  5. Barber, Maxwell Davies; Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, André Previn
  6. Arvo Pärt, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip Glass; Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
  7. Peter Maxwell Davies; BBC Philharmonic, Maxwell Davies
  8. BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  9. Manchester Cathedral Choir, Manchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir, Manchester Grammar School Boys’ Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  10. Peter Maxwell Davies / Jan-Olof Eriksson
  11. Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, Richard Rodney Bennett, Malcolm Williamson; The John Alldis Choir, Members of the Melos Ensemble
  12. Peter Maxwell Davies, George Antheil; Louisville Orchestra, Richard Dufallo
  13. Peter Maxwell Davies; Maggini Quartet
  14. Maxwell Davies; Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  15. Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  16. Peter Maxwell Davies, Richard Wernick; Jan DeGaetani, Oscar Ghiglia, Philip West
  17. Maxwell Davies; Aquarius, Nicholas Cleobury
  18. Maxwell Davies; BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  19. Peter Maxwell Davies; BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  20. Peter Maxwell Davies; Choir of St Mary's Music School, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  21. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, George McIlwham
  22. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  23. Choir of St Mary's Music School, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  24. Peter Maxwell Davies; The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies
  25. The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies
  26. The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Mary Thomas
  27. Peter Maxwell Davies; The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  28. The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  29. Henry Purcell / Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  30. Johann Sebastian Bach / Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  31. John Dunstable / Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  32. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, George McIlwham
  33. BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Della Jones, David Wilson-Johnson
  34. BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Neil Mackie, Christopher Keyte, Ian Comboy
  35. BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Lewis Morrison
  36. Peter Maxwell Davies; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson
  37. The Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman
  38. Peter Maxwell Davies; The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Mary Thomas, Julius Eastman
  39. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, James Clark
  40. Peter Maxwell Davies / Oliver Knussen
  41. Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr; Stephen Pruslin
  42. Maxwell Davies; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  43. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  44. Peter Maxwell Davies; Hebrides Ensemble
  45. Hindemith, Maxwell Davies, Elgar, Leighton, Bridge, Howells, Tippett, Britten; Simon Preston
  46. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir Andrzej Panufnik; London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano
  47. Peter Maxwell Davies; John Wallace, Stewart McIlwham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Maxwell Davies
  48. Stewart McIlwham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies
  49. John Wallace, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies
  50. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies
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Works (375)

Arranged

  1. Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavans: Pavan in B-flat major (1968)
  2. Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavans: Pavan in A major (1968)
  3. Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavans: Fantasia on a Ground (1968)
  4. Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavans (1968)
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Composed

  1. Quartet Movement (1952)
  2. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, op. 1: III. Allegro vivo (1955)
  3. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, op. 1: II. Lento (1955)
  4. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, op. 1: I. Allegro moderato (1955)
  5. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, op. 1 (1955)
  6. Five Pieces, op. 2: II. Allegro (1956)
  7. Five Pieces, op. 2: III. Andante (1956)
  8. Five Pieces, op. 2: IV. Adagio non troppo (1956)
  9. Five Pieces, op. 2: V. Allegretto (1956)
  10. Five Pieces, op. 2 (1956)
  11. Five Pieces, op. 2: I. Andante (1956)
  12. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: II. Carol "Haylle, comly and clene" (1960)
  13. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: III. Sonata I "Puer Natus" (1960)
  14. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: VI. Sonata II "Lux Fulgebit" (1960)
  15. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a (1960)
  16. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: IX. Organ Fantasia on "O Magnum Mysterium", op. 13b (1960)
  17. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: I. Carol "O Magnum Mysterium" (1960)
  18. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: IV. Carol "O Magnum Mysterium" (1960)
  19. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: VII. Carol "The Fader of Heven" (1960)
  20. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: V. Carol "Alleluia, pro Virgine Maria" (1960)
  21. O Magnum Mysterium, op. 13a: VIII. Carol "O Magnum Mysterium" (1960)
  22. Leopardi Fragments, op. 18 (1962)
  23. First Fantasia on an In Nomine of John Taverner, op. 19 (1962)
  24. Sinfonia, op. 20 (1962)
  25. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 5. In Nomine (1963 - 1965)
  26. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 6. Gloria Tibi Trinitas (1963 - 1965)
  27. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 7. In Nomine (1963 - 1965)
  28. Seven In Nomine, op. 28 (1963 - 1965)
  29. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 1. In Nomine (1963 - 1965)
  30. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 2. In Nomine (1963 - 1965)
  31. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 3. In Nomine (1963 - 1965)
  32. Seven In Nomine, op. 28: No. 4. In Nomine (1963 - 1965)
  33. Revelation and Fall, op. 31 (1966)
  34. Hymnos, op. 35 (1967)
  35. Antechrist, op. 34 (1967)
  36. Canon ad honorem Igor Stravinsky (1967)
  37. Canon ad honorem Igor Stravinsky (1967)
  38. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: IV. The Lady-In-Waiting (Miss Musgrave's Fancy) (1969)
  39. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: V. To Be Sung on the Water (The Waterman) (1969)
  40. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: VI. The Phantom Queen (He's Ay A-Kissing Me) (1969)
  41. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: VII. The Counterfeit (Le Conterfaite) (1969)
  42. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: VIII. The Review (A Spanish March) (1969)
  43. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: I. Country Dance (Scotch Bonnett) (1969)
  44. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: II. The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet) (1969)
  45. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: III. The Country Walk (La Promenade) (1969)
  46. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39 (1969)
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Events (1)

Conductor At

  1. [concert]

Links (17)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.maxopus.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80040337
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6wd4569
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118679031
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/peter_maxwell_davies
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14789354h
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1223808
  7. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80040337

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/38831

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/439843

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002284726

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203903/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/64271053

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139223

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IUwZRBFdts7QgNElmqsWR

Biographies

  1. http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp?composerid=2695&

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/db16dadb-0024-4758-b35e-111ca52c53ea