Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 9 & 10
David Nicholson (piccolo), Elisabeth Dooner (alto flute), Maurice Checker (cor anglais), Josef Pacewicz (E flat clarinet), Ruth Ellis (bass clarinet) & Alison Green (contrabassoon)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies
As one has come to expect in this series, the playing by the members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under the composer’s baton is superlative and responsive. The original Collins Classics...
Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 9 & 10
David Nicholson (piccolo), Elisabeth Dooner (alto flute), Maurice Checker (cor anglais), Josef Pacewicz (E flat clarinet), Ruth Ellis (bass clarinet) & Alison Green (contrabassoon)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies
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As one has come to expect in this series, the playing by the members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under the composer’s baton is superlative and responsive. The original Collins Classics...
About
Peter Maxwell Davies’s Strathclyde Concertos, jointly commissioned by Strathclyde Regional Council and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 1987, have given rise to a whole family of concertos for different and unusual instruments. Strathclyde Concerto No. 9 provides an opportunity for woodwind instruments to shine as soloists, the music inspired by the infinite shades of winter light reflected from the seas of Orkney. The final tenth concerto is “a concerto for orchestra that’s as bracing as a gale on the rugged Orkney cliffs” (BBC Music Magazine), and the delightful Carolísima is filled with dances and singable tunes.
Contents and tracklist
- David Nicholson, Elisabeth Dooner, Maurice Checker, Josef Pacewicz, Ruth Ellis, Alison Green
- Scottish Chamber Orchestra
- Peter Maxwell Davies
Awards and reviews
15th March 2014
As one has come to expect in this series, the playing by the members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under the composer’s baton is superlative and responsive. The original Collins Classics recordings sound as good as ever.
