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A bold programme of ancient and modern from the harpsichordist
Peter Maxwell Davies’ last major work is a community opera involving a string of folklore characters
‘Enfant terrible’ who became a prolific member of the UK’s classical music establishment
A highly charged fervour animates the symphony’s discourse on creativity in the premiere’s live recording
The premiere of Peter Maxwell Davies’s sombre, memorable work was the highlight of the programme
Today’s composers and Renaissance musicians shake hands across the centuries
The composer’s most successful opera underscores her gift for concision and sound-pictures of sophisticated lyricism
A new piece by Peter Maxwell Davies marked the restoration of the 60-year-old instrument
Peter Maxwell Davies’s Tenth Symphony found the London Symphony Orchestra on superlative form
A round-up of the finest recordings by the British composer and Companion of Honour
Maxim Vengerov, returning to violin playing after an extended break, made Tchaikovsky’s melodies breathe and sing
A performance of Peter Maxwell Davies’s ‘Eight Songs for a Mad King’ was full of unsettling surprises
Two pieces from a long unavailable catalogue of older Max music
This must be one of Birtwistle’s most playful and digestible pieces
Pieces for mixed ensemble played with palpable commitment and finesse
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