Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Symphony No 1 / Mavis from Las Vegas BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "very good modern recordings and fine playing...it seems that Naxos are on to another winner...Great fun; a reminder of the composer's relaxed, more genial side." (MusicWeb Int) |
Bonaventure/Maxwell Davies
Sacred Choral Works [ Delphian / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] |
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Lewis Morrison (clarinet), Robert Cook (french horn) & Peter Franks (trumpet) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Strathclyde Concertos are among his most significant contributions to the concerto genre. Concerto No. 3 for Horn and Trumpet marks a turning point in the cycle of ten concertos by employing multiple soloists. |
Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Strathclyde Concertos 7 & 8 / A spell for green corn: The MacDonald dances Duncan McTier (double-bass), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), James Clark (violin) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "The demise of Collins Classics - on which label many of the composer's recordings were originally issued - removed from the catalogue a great many valuable discs. It is to the great credit of Naxos they have over the years so assiduously re-released |
Sir PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
A Celebration of Scotland [incls 'An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise'] George MacIlwham (Highland bagpipes) & Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor/pianist) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Choir of St. Mary's School, Edinburg [ Unicorn-Kanchana / CD - released 20/May/2016 ] "Davies is a master story-teller in this vividly detailed tone painting…." (Gramophone) |
HOLST
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50 / Suite de Ballet, Op. 10 / etc Ingrid Attrot (soprano), Neill Archer (tenor), Alan Opie (baritone) & Donald Maxwell (bass) / Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 'Holst's Chaucer-like farce [The Wandering Scholar] comes up freshly minted in this lively recording… the couplings reveal Holst in light-music and Romantic modes, respectively, and throughout Hickox inspires some full-blooded music-making.' (BBC Music) |
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
Cox and Box / Trial by Jury (Complete operettas) James Gilchrist, Neal Davies, Donald Maxwell, Rebecca Evans / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] "If you are a G& If S fan, you won't be able to live without this disc; if you are not, this CD just might convert you." (William Dart NZ Herald 3rd Aug 2005) |
PETER WIEGOLD
Earth & Stars Juliet Fraser (soprano) Martin Butler (piano) Melinda Maxwell (cor anglais) / Southbank Sinfonia, Peter Wiegold [ NMC / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Wiegold has long been a vital contemporary musical presence, and this disc is a fine showcase for his talent. Kalachakra, performed by his ensemble notes inégales, is a punchy and substantial, bitingly coloured movement founded on the arcana of... |
Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Piano Concerto / Worldes Blis Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2013 ] Dedicated to Kathryn Stott, Peter Maxwell Davies's Piano Concerto is "one of the most attractive and immediately likeable piano concertos to appear for some time. Miss Stott's performance must be regarded as definitive in its comprehensive grasp of... |
Maxwell
Black Summers' Night [ Sony / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] |
Maxwell
BLACKsummer's Night [ CD - released 6/Jul/2009 ] 'BLACKsummer's Night' is the sensuous opening installment of Maxwell's trilogy. It is his first album since 2001's 'Now' (his critically-acclaimed third studio album from 2001). |
Maxwell
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite [ Sony Budget / CD - released 22/Apr/2002 ] |
Maxwell Davis
The BGP Sound Library Presents Batman And Other Themes [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
Maxwell Davis
Wailin' Daddy - The Best Of Maxwell Davis 1945-1959 [ Fantastic Voyage / 3 CD - released 23/Apr/2012 ] |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets, Op 71 Nos 1 - 3 Maxwell Quartet [ Linn / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] The Maxwell Quartet's recording debut stands out for its innovative approach: each of Haydn's Op. 71 quartets is paired with a tune, or set of traditional tunes, from the ensemble's homeland of Scotland. This prize-winning quartet believes... |
MELINDA MAXWELL / SIMON BAINBRIDGE / HARRISON BIRTWISTLE / etc
Melinda Maxwell: Composer & Oboist Melinda Maxwell (oboe) with Michael Dussek (piano) Nicholas Rodwell (clarinet) and others [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Melinda Maxwell is an outstanding musician. The range of colour and expression she brings to this music is phenomenal...Altogether an interesting collection, as well recorded as it is played." (BBC Music on Vol 2) |
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Davies: The Lighthouse (Complete Opera) Neil Mackie (tenor), Christopher Keyte (baritone) & Ian Comboy (bass) Members of the BBC Philharmonic, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Apr/2014 ] "All three cast members excel, taking Maxwell Davies's liking for apssages of falsetto yowling in their stride; and the instrumental playing is incisively superb." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Suite from 'The Boyfriend', Suite from 'The Devils' & Other Works Peter Maxwell Davies (piano) / Aquarius, Nicholas Cleobury [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] All the works on this recording have connections with the stage or theatre. The two suites are derived from scores that Maxwell Davies wrote for films by Ken Russell and could not be more different. |
Sir Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 3 / Cross Lane Fair Rob Lea (bodhran) & Mark Jordan (northumbrian pipes) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "For a listener who is, as Susan Sontag called herself, "a zealot of seriousness", the rewards are deep and stirring." (Sunday Times) |
Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Symphony No. 6 / An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise / etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] |