ZUM TOD DES BRITISCHEN KOMPONISTEN SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES

Der am 8. September 1934 in Salford (England) geborene britische Komponist Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (Bild) ist am 14. März 2016 auf Orkney (Schottland) gestorben.

Foto: University of Salford Press Office, 2012 – CC-Lizenz: Attribution 2.0 Generic – Zur Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Maxwell_Davies.jpg

Von 2004 bis 2014 hatte Davies das Amt Master of the Queen’s Music inne. (…) Bereits 1987 war Davies zum Ritter geschlagen worden und trug den Titel Sir. In seiner schottischen Heimat gründete er 1977 das St Magnus International Festival mit. Im Juni feiert seine Kinderoper «The Hogboon» Weltpremiere im Londoner Barbican mit dem London Symphony Orchestra unter Leitung von Simon Rattle.

sda-ats

http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/ehemaliger-britischer-hofkomponist-peter-maxwell-davies-gestorben/42020664

Er nahm das schwere Erbe an, das Britten und Tippett den jüngeren britischen Komponisten hinterlassen hatten. Zugleich suchte Peter Maxwell Davies, geboren in Salford 1934, früh den Anschluss an die europäische Avantgarde und gründete dafür mit Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr und anderen die Gruppe New Music Manchester.

Christian Wildhagen

http://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/leuchtturm-1.18712260?reduced=true

Composer Peter Maxwell Davies dies aged 81

One of the foremost musicians of our time, Maxwell Davies was a fearless figurehead for the postwar avant garde. He made it his mission to connect with as many different audiences and performers as possible, writing music for children, for his Orkney community, as well as grand symphonies – 10 of them, concertos, string quartets, and music theatre works.

Imogen Tilden

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/14/composer-peter-maxwell-davies-dies-aged-81

The wild child of contemporary music, he delighted in pushing the boundaries to the extent that some of his earlier works were described as unplayable.

But he later became an establishment figure and was appointed as Master of the Queen’s Music from 2004 to 2014 – the musical equivalent of poet laureate.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20683877

Audios / Videos:

Farewell To Stromness/Forever Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3vtouMhsSw

Peter Maxwell Davies: ‚Farewell to Stromness‘ and ‚Yesnaby Ground‘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4WNkUWQdnE

Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding With Sunrise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCeh6amXyYE

Peter Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King (1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8mod9wAtMM

Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 6 Op. 176 (1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQUemd5gPH4