Strathclyde Concertos 7 & 8 / A spell for green corn: The MacDonald dances
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Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Strathclyde Concertos 7 & 8 / A spell for green corn: The MacDonald dances
Duncan McTier (double-bass), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), James Clark (violin) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 10 February 2014
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Some of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' most imposing and important music for solo instruments can be heard in his cycle of ten Strathclyde Concertos, composed for, and premièred by the soloists of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The ingeniously structured Seventh Concerto, for double bass, is both tense and haunting. The more conventionally laid out Eighth Concerto, for bassoon, is by turns playful and lyrical, and features an important rôle for timpani. A Spell for Green Corn was written to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the SCO and Maxwell Davies' 60th birthday.
"The demise of Collins Classics - on which label many of the composer's recordings were originally issued - removed from the catalogue a great many valuable discs. It is to the great credit of Naxos they have over the years so assiduously re-released this extensive series of treasures. Let us be grateful to Naxos for their continuing championship of this composer. I look forward to future bounty from the same source." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Jan 2014)
Tracks:
Strathclyde Concerto No 7 (1992) [21.25]
Strathclyde Concerto No 8 (1993) [25.47]
A spell for green corn: The MacDonald dances (1993) [19.53]
