Peter Maxwell Davies - 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.