Peter Maxwell Davies - Maxwell Davies: Suite from 'The Boyfriend', Suite from 'The Devils' & Other Works (2014)

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01. Suite from "The Boyfriend": I. Honeymoon Fantasy
02. Suite from "The Boyfriend": II. Sur la Plage
03. Suite from "The Boyfriend": III. A Room in Bloomsbury
04. Suite from "The Boyfriend": IV. I Could Be Happy
05. Suite from "The Boyfriend": V. The You-Don't-Want
06. Suite from "The Boyfriend": VI. Poor Little Pierette
07. Suite from "The Boyfriend": VII. Polly's Dream
08. Suite from "The Devils": I. Titles
09. Suite from "The Devils": II. Sister Jeanne's Vision
10. Suite from "The Devils": III. Exorcism
11. Suite from "The Devils": IV. Execution and End Music
12. Seven In nomine: I. In nomine (Taverner)
13. Seven In nomine: II. In nomine (For Benjamin Britten's 50th Birthday)
14. Seven In nomine: III. In nomine (For Michael Tippett's 60th Birthday)
15. Seven In nomine: IV. In nomine (Bull)
16. Seven In nomine: V. In nomine (Canon in 6 parts)
17. Seven In nomine: VI. Gloria tibi trinitas (Blitheman)
18. Seven In nomine: VII. In nomine
19. The Yellow Cake Revue: Yesnaby Ground
20. The Yellow Cake Revue: Farewell to Stromness


All the works on this recording have connections with the stage or theatre. The two suites are derived from scores that Maxwell Davies wrote for films by Ken Russell and could not be more different. The Boyfriend, based on a 1954 musicalby Sandy Wilson, introduces a large dance band and period motifs to great effect, while dramatic extremes depicting the film’s themes of corruption, exorcism and execution within a medieval religious setting are explored in The Devils.

Seven in Nomine evokes Maxwell Davies’ interest in medieval plainsong. The composer himself plays two of his most 8572408 popular piano pieces with their memorable evocations of Orkney landmarks.

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