Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 2 & St Thomas Wake [COMPACT DISCS]

Naxos

Artist: Peter Maxwell Davies

Title: Symphony No. 2 & St Thomas Wake

Condition: New

Format: COMPACT DISCS

Release Date: 2012

Label: Naxos

UPC: 747313234974

Genre: Classical Composers

Album Tracks

1. Allegro Molto - Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro Molto, Leggiero
4. Adagio, Flessible - Poco Piu Mosso - Piu Mosso - Moderato - Allegro
5. St. Thomas Wake

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Second Symphony is his 'Sea Symphony', a complex, virtuosic work that explores in absorbing, increasingly dynamic fashion, the ocean's proximity and what the composer calls 'the architecture of it's forms'. Both themes and orchestration are masterly. The percussion section is richly voiced, adding considerably to the symphony's very particular, rugged and varied sound world. St Thomas Wake, by contrast, is a disquieting but bravura exercise in parody, evoking memories of the composer's experiences during the Second World War. Universally acknowledged as one of the foremost composers of our time, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has made a significant contribution to musical history through his wide-ranging and prolific output. He lives in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland, where he writes most of his music.