Naxos
Maxwell Davies: Caroline Mathilde Concert Suites
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Details
- Composer
- DAVIES, PETER MAXWELL
- Artist
- Davies
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Jan 13, 2015
- Catalog #
- 8572358
- UPC
- 747313235872
About
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ ballet Caroline Mathilde premièred in 1991 and has been highly acclaimed ever since. Its story concerns the tragic marriage of Caroline to Christian VII of Denmark and is cast in a musical language that embraces expressionism, drama, parody, and overt lyricism. The two concert suites chart the young queen’s fall from grace and her eventual banishment into exile. Chat Moss is a richly textured tone poem, while by contrast the Ojai Festival Overture is a lively and extrovert concert piece reflecting Maxwell Davies’ fondness for American landscape and culture. Recorded between 1991-95 and previously released by the now defunct Collins Classics, the Naxos label has been consistently lauded in the musical press for making available once again these and many other recordings by arguably the greatest British composer of the second half of the 20th c., that, in some cases, remain the only recordings of these works.
Tracklist 13 tracks
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1 I. A Public Square 03:43
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. A Public Square
- Duration
- 03:43
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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2 II. Inside the Castle 05:19
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Inside the Castle
- Duration
- 05:19
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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3 III. The Queen's Chamber 02:48
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. The Queen's Chamber
- Duration
- 02:48
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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4 IV. The Royal Chambers 13:19
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. The Royal Chambers
- Duration
- 13:19
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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5 I. A Public Square 02:48
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. A Public Square
- Duration
- 02:48
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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6 II. The Conspiracy 04:10
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. The Conspiracy
- Duration
- 04:10
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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7 III. The Masked Ball - Court Dance 04:31
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. The Masked Ball - Court Dance
- Duration
- 04:31
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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8 IV. The Masked Ball - Pas de deux 06:28
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. The Masked Ball - Pas de deux
- Duration
- 06:28
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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9 V. The Arrest 05:12
- Track
- 9
- Title
- V. The Arrest
- Duration
- 05:12
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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10 VI. The Execution 05:13
- Track
- 10
- Title
- VI. The Execution
- Duration
- 05:13
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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11 VII. The Exile of Caroline Mathilde 09:11
- Track
- 11
- Title
- VII. The Exile of Caroline Mathilde
- Duration
- 09:11
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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12 Chat Moss 05:36
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Chat Moss
- Duration
- 05:36
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies
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13 Ojai Festival Overture 05:35
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Ojai Festival Overture
- Duration
- 05:35
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Maxwell Davies