RIP Peter Maxwell Davies

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Aged 81, so not too bad an innings, a Salford lad who decided to become a composer when he was four according to Wiki.

I didn't like all of his stuff, not keen on the Scottish inspired toons, but things like his sixth symphony appeal to my ears.

[Link To Youtube Video]

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Ah, the end of that symphony turns a bit Scottish, I'd forgotten that. Wonder why a Lancashire lad put the Scots stuff in??

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Are you alone in knowing who he was diabs?

Can't say I've heard of him. RIP though

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Are you alone in knowing who he was diabs?

Can't say I've heard of him. RIP though

I've known about him and heard his music for forty years or more. There are a couple of classical fans on here I think, though they might not like his stuff much - he is an acquired taste. You won't hear many performances of his work even if you listen to Radio 3 all day and night for a month, though he has been on "composer of the week" at least twice.

He did get a 4 minute spot on Channel 4 news tonight and will no doubt get a mention on Newsnight.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35802564

The next one to go will probably be Harrison Birtwistle - bet you ain't heard of that Lancashire lad either. Most of his stuff is crap but he has done a couple of good things.

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You're right I haven't. = He sounds like a character off a Python Sketch

Harrison Birtwistle!!!!

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You're right I haven't. = He sounds like a character off a Python Sketch

Harrison Birtwistle!!!!

It is a slightly odd name for a lad born in Accrington, where my father's family comes from.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0477dgy

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BBC 4 have put together a documentary on Maxwell Davies.

DOCUMENTARY: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick
On: BBC 4 HD (106)
Date: Friday 1st April 2016 (starting in 1 hour and 15 minutes)
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long)

Tom Service presents a tribute to the provocative composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who died in March at the age of 81. Extraordinary performances and documentary from the BBC's television archive that follow Max's journey from his radical origins as an Angry Young Man in the 1950s to his later life and work on his adopted home in the Orkney Islands and his surprise appointment as Master of the Queen's Music in 2004. With performances by the Fires of London, the Sixteen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
(New, Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

I expect it will have about 5,000 viewers, including me.