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| 1. Miss Donnithornes' Maggot - Peter Maxwell Davies |
| 2. Eight Songs For A Mad King - Peter Maxwell Davies |
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not background music...,
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This review is from: Works by Peter Maxwell Davies (Audio CD)
Among Maxwell-Davies's many achievements has been his development of the half-staged "music theatre" from the model of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire; this was undertaken in collaboration with the tireless group The Fires of London. This disc captures two of their historic performances, and should be on the shelf of any contemporary music fan.The music is certainly confrontational and does not usually go down well at dinner parties; as with the Schoenberg, however, the many-layered music, which functions a little like a stage set, rewards repeated listening. The performances, especially those of the singers, are done with great gusto, and once the initial shock is overcome there is real pleasure to be had here. Randolph Stowe's poetry is also superb, which makes a change from the stuff some composers choose to set.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old work, new music,
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This review is from: Works by Peter Maxwell Davies (Audio CD)
These are old works that sound more modern than a lot of music you listen to today. A word also about Julius Eastman for his incredible performance in these Eight Songs for a Mad King. His performance alone justifies getting this re-mastered version of the original Nonesuch 1973 recording.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Songs for a mad king,
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This review is from: Works by Peter Maxwell Davies (Audio CD)
This has to be one of the most outstanding and daring classical work of its time. The 'pop' world was experiencing Sargeant Pepper's etc. and 'Max' was doing his thing.
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