Peter Maxwell Davies: A Portrait (Naxos Audio CD)

Naxos Various 2 CD

• 2 CDs with 23 tracks of Max’s music, spanning his career to date
• The composer himself speaks, reflecting on his life and work
• Detailed essay by Roderic Dunnett, richly illustrated with photographs

Includes music from:
O Magnum Mysterium
Eight Songs for a Mad King
Worldes Blis
The Doctor of Myddfai
Symphony No. 6
Cross Lane Fair
Commemoration Sixty
Naxos Quartet No. 6 and several other significant, strikingly original works.

CD 2 has a CD-ROM element containing ‘Max Speaks: A Recorded Interview’ – two hours of fascinating reminiscences by the composer.