Peter Maxwell Davies

Peter Maxwell Davies' Swinton Jig was inspired by his youth spent in Salford. These variations on a traditional melody portray the community spirit during wartime and the impromptu concerts and dances...

Spinning Jenny is a portrait of Leigh, Lancashire circa 1948 and one of a series of occasional pieces inspired by Davies' youth in Salford. Spinning Jenny Street was a noisy, hazardous street, clanger...

Peter Maxwell Davies ' Symphony No. 9 for Orchestra. Study score. This work is dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen, in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee. It received its premiere in June 2012 by the R...

Maxwell Davies' 'Das Rauschende der Farbe' (The Sound of Colour) is a reflection on the life and work of the German artist Paula Modersohn-Becker who died aged 31 in 1907. Maxwell Davies first got to...

Maxwell Davies' 'Das Rauschende der Farbe' (The Sound of Colour) is a reflection on the life and work of the German artist Paula Modersohn-Becker who died aged 31 in 1907. Maxwell Davies first got to...

Kinderchor, Blockflöte, Schlagzeug und Klavier.

Chamber opera in a prologue and one act. A ghost story telling of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in the Hebrides. This is a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera. The...

The No. 11 Bus is a music-theatre work in which musicians, dancers and mime all play an equal part. It has been described as an apocalyptic comedy, and both comic and terrifying elements should be exp...

Peter Maxwell Davies. Cinderella is a light-hearted pantomime opera based on the traditional story, with a few new twists by the composer. The first performances of 'Cinderella' were given by children...

This short opera (duration of 50 minutes), aptly designed for children to perform with modest resources, is a version of the familiar tale, though with certain adaptations. Musically the piece is a br...

This work was commissioned by the City of Darmstadt for the Darmstadt State Theatre. It was first performed in September 1988 at the Staatstheater, Darmstadt. Text Only.

This short opera (duration of 50 minutes), aptly designed for children to perform with modest resources, is a version of the familiar tale, though with certain adaptations. Cinderella is an au pair gi...

The 'John' is John Carewe, a conductor associated with Davies's music since the 1950s. This fiftieth birthday present is quite a substantial little piece in three movements, the first an Allegro in wh...