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The orchestra used by Peter Maxwell Davies for his Fourth Symphony is of Classical period proportions, but this relatively compact framework belies a richness of ideas and sonorities. With its starting point in the tone poem Chat Moss, the single-movement Fifth Symphony utilizes a more varied orchestral palette than its predecessor, with a large percussion section often in evidence. Both works are performed here by the orchestras for which they were written. The First Symphony can be heard on 8.572348, the Second Symphony on 8.572349, and the Third Symphony on 8.572350.
The orchestra used by Peter Maxwell Davies for his Fourth Symphony is of Classical period proportions, but this relatively compact framework belies a richness of ideas and sonorities. With its starting point in the tone poem Chat Moss, the single-movement Fifth Symphony utilizes a more varied orchestral palette than its predecessor, with a large percussion section often in evidence. Both works are performed here by the orchestras for which they were written. The First Symphony can be heard on 8.572348, the Second Symphony on 8.572349, and the Third Symphony on 8.572350.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 4 by Peter Maxwell Davies
Conductor:
Peter Maxwell Davies
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2.
Symphony no 5 by Peter Maxwell Davies
Conductor:
Peter Maxwell Davies
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sound Samples
Symphony No. 4: I. Moderato
Symphony No. 4: II. Allegro
Symphony No. 4: III. Adagio
Symphony No. 4: IV. Andante - Allegro
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