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Prom 70: Peter Maxwell Davies Birthday Concert

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2014

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Ben Gernon. Peter Maxwell Davies: Ebb of Winter; Strathclyde Concerto No 4 (Dimitri Ashkenazy: clarinet); An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

To celebrate his 80th birthday, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra play music by Sir Peter Maxell Davies live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms.

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Concert Overture 'Ebb of Winter' (London premiere)
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 4
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise

Dimitri Ashkenazy (clarinet)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Ben Gernon (conductor)

On Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's 80th birthday the Proms pays tribute to this leading figure in contemporary British music with a late-night programme of works selected by the composer.
The concert overture Ebb of Winter, commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of its 40th-anniversary celebrations, captures the rugged, rough-hewn beauty of Davies's Orkney home. We see a different side of island life in the joyous ebullience of the much-loved An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise. The fourth Strathclyde Concerto, for clarinet and orchestra, completes the concert - a thrilling tour de force, demanding equal virtuosity from soloist and ensemble.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Mon 8 Sep 2014 22:15
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Music Played

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Strathclyde Concerto No. 4

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Concert Overture 'Ebb of Winter' (London premiere)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

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  • Mon 8 Sep 2014 22:15
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