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Composer of the Week: Maxwell Davies

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Ideas of Theatre and the Theatre of Ideas
Peter Maxwell Davies talks to Donald Macleod about music-theatre and music for the theatre.
Eight Songs for a Mad King (excerpt)
Julius Eastman (baritone) The Fires of London, conducted by the Composer Points and Dances (Taverner) The Fires of London/ the Composer
The Lighthouse (excerpt) Neil Mackie (tenor)
Christopher Keyte (baritone) Ian Comboy (bass)
Members of the BBC
Philharmonic/the Composer Suite: Caroline Mathilde
(excerpt)
BBC Philharmonic/the Composer Discs

Contributors

Talks:
Peter Maxwell Davies
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Baritone:
Julius Eastman
Tenor:
Neil MacKie
Baritone:
Christopher Keyte
Bass:
Ian Comboy
Unknown:
Caroline Mathilde
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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