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| 1. Linguae Ignis (2002) |
| 2. Vesalii Icones (1969) |
| 3. Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavans (1968) |
| 4. Realisation for instrumental ensemble after Henry Purcell |
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Though it's heard and seen much less often than his other great music-theatre work of the late 1960s, Eight Songs for a Mad King, Vesalii Icones is one of Peter Maxwell Davies's supreme achievements. An extraordinarily allusive, multilayered fusion of dance and music, its dramatic shape superimposes the 14 stations of the cross on a series of 16th-century anatomical drawings by Vesalius, with a dancer and a solo cellist as the protagonists. Live, the work packs a terrific dramatic punch, which came across vividly in the only previous recording, by the Fires of London and conducted by the composer. That version is only available as a download, making this new Italian-sourced disc all the more valuable.*** --Guardian,04/08/11
Maxwell Davis is a prominent figure in British musical life,yet usually we don't hear nearly enough of his music.This budget-priced-CD is a welcome new arrival. **** --Classic fm Magazine,Nov'11
Chosen as one of the Top 100 CDs of 2011 --Sunday Times,11/12/11
Maxwell Davis is a prominent figure in British musical life,yet usually we don't hear nearly enough of his music.This budget-priced-CD is a welcome new arrival. **** --Classic fm Magazine,Nov'11
Chosen as one of the Top 100 CDs of 2011 --Sunday Times,11/12/11
CD Description
A new disc of instrumental works from the Master of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Linguae Ignis is an instrumental motet for cello and ensemble, and was premièred in 2002 by the forces that perform it on this disc. This beautiful, elegiac work sees Maxwell Davies entwining two Pentecostal Plainchants around each other, and gradually generating rich dance patterns, to which the solo cello responds with eloquent reserve. Dating from much earlier, Vesalii Icones again has a strong rôle for solo cello, and also a solo dancer. Its a set of fourteen dances, based on illustrations by Vesalius, that play out the Stations of the Cross in music of profound ritualistic expression. By contrast the Fantasia and Two Pavans provide a sardonic and provocative gloss on Purcell.
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