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Subject Peter Maxwell Davies
Profile Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CH CBE (born 8 September 1934, Salford, Lancashire, England – died 14 March 2016, Hoy, Orkney Islands) was an English composer and conductor. In 2004 he was made Master of the Queen's Music.
Genre Classical
Styles Contemporary · Experimental · Modern · Opera
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Press Press: 50 items (22 reviews · 5 interviews · 23 features)
feature How Max put Orkney at the heart of his St Magnus festival – and in the heart of his extraordinary music — the_guardian, Tom Service (2026) review Manchester Camerata review – mental torments build up to a royal meltdown — the_guardian, Alexandra Coghlan (2026) feature Brenda Lucas Ogdon obituary — the_guardian, Guy Rickards (2026) review Nicola Benedetti and friends review – delicious bite-sized musical snacks from a violinist still top of her game — the_guardian, Erica Jeal (2025) review Petrassi: Concertos for Orchestra Nos 7 & 8 album review – dramatic power from rarely heard Italian master — the_guardian, Andrew Clements (2025) feature Amelia Freedman obituary — the_guardian, Barry Millington (2025) interview ‘The palace called and I heard myself saying yes’: how Errollyn Wallen went from Top of the Pops to Master of the King’s Music — the_guardian, Fiona Maddocks (2025) feature György Pauk obituary — the_guardian, Barry Millington (2024) feature Benjamin Luxon obituary — the_guardian, Barry Millington (2024) feature ‘Festivals have to be slightly different and magical’: Orkney’s St Magnus festival — the_guardian, Imogen Tilden (2023) feature A Cry of Anguish: Eight Songs For A Mad King — the_wire, David Grundy (2023) review LSO/Pappano review – a serving of big-boned late-romantic symphonism — the_guardian, Flora Willson (2023) review Manchester Collective/Bag of Bones review – hauntingly seductive meditation on family and freedom — the_guardian, Rian Evans (2023) feature From The Archive by Clive Bell — the_wire, Clive Bell (2023) feature A ringing coda: the music at the Queen’s funeral was both solemn and sublime — the_guardian, Tim Ashley (2022) feature Wild Up Capture the Joy of Julius Eastman — bandcamp_daily, Shy Clara Thompson (2022) interview The Strange World Of… Stomu Yamash’ta — the_quietus, Miranda Remington (2022) review LSO/Rattle review – all-British opener of stories, sparkles, shadows and bagpipes — the_guardian, Flora Willson (2021) review BBCSO/Chauhan review – mercurial and devil-may-care visions of Scotland — the_guardian, Tim Ashley (2021) feature Jane Manning obituary — the_guardian, Barry Millington (2021) Press from ridden archive_api_v1 (Guardian · Pitchfork · The Wire · RA · …)
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— Peter Maxwell Davies, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2016) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Andrzej Panufnik, Antonio Pappano, Markus Butter, Simon Halsey, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (2015) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Neil Mackie (2), Christopher Keyte, Ian Comboy, BBC Philharmonic (2014) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Maggini Quartet (2008) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Choir Of St. Mary's Music School, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2008) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Sir Edward Elgar, Peter Maxwell Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Benjamin Britten, James MacMillan (2), Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (2007) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Maggini Quartet (2007) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Maggini Quartet (2006) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Maggini Quartet (2005) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Maggini Quartet (2004) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1997) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Samuel Barber, Peter Maxwell Davies, Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, André Previn (1995) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, James Clark (6), Cathy Marwood, David Nicholson (4), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies (1994) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Duncan McTier, Ursula Leveaux, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1994) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, BBC Philharmonic (1993) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1992) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Arvo Pärt, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip Glass, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (1992) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Neil Mackie (2), Christopher Hughes, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (1992) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Harrison Birtwistle, Michael Blake Watkins, Peter Maxwell Davies, Håkan Hardenberger, BBC Philharmonic, Elgar Howarth (1991) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Aquarius (23), Nicholas Cleobury (1990) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Isaac Stern, Henri Dutilleux, Peter Maxwell Davies, Orchestre National De France, Lorin Maazel, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn (1987) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1986) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Downes (1985) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Fires Of London (1981) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Fires Of London (1981) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (1979) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Richard Wernick, Jan DeGaetani, Oscar Ghiglia, Philip West (1977) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Lucia Dlugoszewski, William Hellermann, Gerard Schwarz, Ursula Oppens (1972) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Stomu Yamash'ta, Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, Toru Takemitsu (1972) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Vanessa Redgrave, Mary Thomas, Alan Hacker, Stephen Pruslin, Fires Of London (1972) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Fires Of London (1971) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, The Boy Friend Band, Twiggy (2) (1971) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, David Bedford, Richard Orton (2) (1970) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Roberto Gerhard, Peter Maxwell Davies (1968) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, Richard Rodney Bennett, Malcolm Williamson (1965) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Mary Thomas, Julius Eastman, Fires Of London, Peter Maxwell Davies (0) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Peter Maxwell Davies, Fires Of London (0) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details →