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BBC Proms 2014 Saturday Matinee 3
A Portrait of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Part of the Proms 2015 Series
Add to my Calendar 30-08-2014 15:00 30-08-2014 17:00 36 BBC Proms 2014 Saturday Matinee 3 Celebrating his 80th birthday this year and the subject of one of this seasons Proms Plus Composer Portraits, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the greats of contemporary British music. This programme chosen by the composer himself explores his wide-ranging sound-worlds, from the sleek and glittering chamber textures of A Mirror of Whitening Light (completed in 1977, shortly after his move to Orkney) to the confrontational music drama of Revelation and Fall. London Sinfonietta Principal Cellist Timothy Gill is the soloist in Linguae igniss writhing plainchant melodies, and '¨Sian Edwards returns to conduct, following her Proms Saturday Matinee appearance last year. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England
Programme
Peter Maxwell Davies – Linguae ignis
Peter Maxwell Davies – Revelation and Fall
Peter Maxwell Davies – A Mirror of Whitening Light
Performers
Tim Gill – cello
Rebecca Bottone – soprano
Sian Edwards – Conductor
London Sinfonietta
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Programme Note
Celebrating his 80th birthday this year and the subject of one of this seasons Proms Plus Composer Portraits, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the greats of contemporary British music.
This programme chosen by the composer himself explores his wide-ranging sound-worlds, from the sleek and glittering chamber textures of A Mirror of Whitening Light (completed in 1977, shortly after his move to Orkney) to the confrontational music drama of Revelation and Fall.
London Sinfonietta Principal Cellist Timothy Gill is the soloist in Linguae igniss writhing plainchant melodies, and '¨Sian Edwards returns to conduct, following her Proms Saturday Matinee appearance last year.