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Maxwell Davies: The Beltane Fire, The Turn of the Tide & Sir

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Composer
MAXWELL DAVIES, PETER
Artist
Boys Of The Manchester Ca
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 09, 2014
Catalog #
8572362
UPC
747313236275

About

The works on this recording embrace a varied miscellany of Peter Maxwell Davies’ orchestraloutput from the early 1990s. The ‘choreographic poem’ The Beltane Fire pits the sternness of theReformation clergy against the pagan traditions of the Orkney Islands. Concerned withenvironmental pollution, The Turn of the Tide ultimately reaches “a triumphant dance of allcreation”, while the Threnody and Pavan are poignant memorial tributes for significant figuresin the composer’s life.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 Scene 1: In the Barn of the Bu 06:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 1: In the Barn of the Bu
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  2. 2 Interlude I 02:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    Interlude I
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  3. 3 Scene 2: A Field 09:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 2: A Field
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  4. 4 Interlude II 02:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Interlude II
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  5. 5 Scene 3: The Kirk 04:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 3: The Kirk
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  6. 6 Scene 4: The Field 04:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 4: The Field
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  7. 7 Scene 5: The Beltane Fire 08:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 5: The Beltane Fire
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  8. 8 Section I: I. The creation of underwater plants - 02:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Section I: I. The creation of underwater plants -
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  9. 9 Section I: II. The creation of plants on land - 00:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    Section I: II. The creation of plants on land -
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  10. 10 Section I: III. The creation of the first sea creatures - 01:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Section I: III. The creation of the first sea creatures -
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  11. 11 Section I: IV. The creation of birds - 01:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Section I: IV. The creation of birds -
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  12. 12 Section I: V. Mammals, and first people 02:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Section I: V. Mammals, and first people
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  13. 13 Section II: I. The underwater plants flourish - 00:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Section II: I. The underwater plants flourish -
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  14. 14 Section II: II. The trees flourish - 00:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    Section II: II. The trees flourish -
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  15. 15 Section II: III. The prosperity of fish - 01:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Section II: III. The prosperity of fish -
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  16. 16 Section II: IV. Bird migration - 00:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Section II: IV. Bird migration -
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  17. 17 Section II: V. Instinct and intellect in mammals and mankind 00:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    Section II: V. Instinct and intellect in mammals and mankind
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  18. 18 Section V: I. The sea plants are poisoned - 00:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Section V: I. The sea plants are poisoned -
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  19. 19 Section V: II. The trees are suffocated - 00:17
    Track
    19
    Title
    Section V: II. The trees are suffocated -
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  20. 20 Section V: III. The fish are deformed and cannot function - 00:16
    Track
    20
    Title
    Section V: III. The fish are deformed and cannot function -
    Duration
    00:16
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  21. 21 Section V: IV. The birds fall from the sky - 00:34
    Track
    21
    Title
    Section V: IV. The birds fall from the sky -
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  22. 22 Section V: V. Hubris triumphant - 00:24
    Track
    22
    Title
    Section V: V. Hubris triumphant -
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  23. 23 Section VI: The warning is heeded - Nature reborn - The decline is reversed 09:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    Section VI: The warning is heeded - Nature reborn - The decline is reversed
    Duration
    09:23
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    Manchester Cathedral Choir, boys Manchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir, Manchester Grammar School Boys' Choir, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  24. 24 Sunday Morning 02:07
    Track
    24
    Title
    Sunday Morning
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  25. 25 Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael Vyner 03:29
    Track
    25
    Title
    Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael Vyner
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies
  26. 26 Sir Charles his Pavan 04:43
    Track
    26
    Title
    Sir Charles his Pavan
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Peter Maxwell Davies
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Maxwell Davies