Maxwell Davies, Peter (1934-2016)

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Taverner : Knussen / BBC Symphony Orchestra, M.Hill, Wilson-Johnson, etc (1996 Stereo)(2CD)

Maxwell Davies, Peter (1934-2016)

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Item Details

Genre
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Classical
Catalogue Number
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NMCD157
Number of Discs
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2
Label
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Nmc *classics*
Release Country
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UK
Format
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CD-R
Other
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Import

Product Description

Maxwell Davies: Taverner

Martyn Hill (Taverner), David Wilson-Johnson (Jester)
Stephen Richardson (Henry VIII), Fiona Kimm (Virgin Mary)
Michael Chance (Priest/God), Quentin Hayes (White Abbot) & Peter Sidhom (Richard Taverner)

His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
New London Children’s Choir, London Sinfonietta Voices
Fretwork, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor

To mark the 75th birthday of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, NMC is releasing the long-awaited BBC Radio 3 recording of his iconoclastic opera, Taverner, based on the life of the 16th-century composer. Recorded in 1996, it features leading soloists including Martyn Hill as John Taverner, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen, alongside specialist period instrument ensembles Fretwork and His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts. ( NMC Recordings )

Track List   

Disc   1

  • 01． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 1. a Courtroom
  • 02． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Transition
  • 03． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 2. the Chapel
  • 04． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Transition
  • 05． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 3. the Throne Room
  • 06． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 4. the Same
  • 07． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 4. the Same (Bar 243)
  • 08． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 4. the Same (Bar 467)
  • 09． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 1. Scene 4. the Same (Bar 648)

Disc   2

  • 01． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Scene 1. the Courtroom
  • 02． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Transition
  • 03． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Scene 2. the Throne Room
  • 04． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Transition
  • 05． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Scene 3. the Chapel
  • 06． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Transition
  • 07． Taverner, Opera in 2 Acts, J. 92: Act 2. Scene 4. the Market-Place in Boston, Lincolnshire

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