Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No 10 - Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra, Markus Butter, Simon Halsey & London Symphony Chorus
Symphony No. 10, "Alla Ricerca di Borromini"
1 - Part One: Adagio 15:24
2 - Part Two: Allegro 7:26
3 - Part Three: Presto 4:58
4 - Part Four: Adagio 14:08
Baritone Vocals – Markus Butter
Chorus – London Symphony Chorus
Chorus Master – Simon Halsey
Composed By – Peter Maxwell Davies
Conductor – Antonio Pappano
Engineer – Jonathan Stokes
Mastered By – Jonathan Stokes, Neil Hutchinson
Mixed By – Jonathan Stokes
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
Producer – James Mallinson
Released in the year of his 80th birthday, LSO Live presents the world premiere recording of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s architectural tenth symphony. Universally acknowledged as one of the foremost composers of our time, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has made a significant contribution to musical history through his wide-ranging and prolific output. Symphony No 10 was commissioned by the LSO and tells the story of the 17th century Roman architect Borromini, who suffered much criticism for his idiosyncratic buildings and tragically committed suicide. An important influence on Maxwell Davies’s life, Boromini’s architectural and mathematical principles permeate throughout the symphony; a work that speaks of creativity, life, death and renewal. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies says of his creation, “I wanted to make the point that no matter how much you might personally go through which is difficult and you have to cope with, that there’s something which makes it all worthwhile.”
Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra with generous support from UBS as part of ‘UBS Soundscapes’, the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Roma) and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra. Published by Schott Music Ltd.
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Recorded live February 2014 at the Barbican, London
© 2014 London Symphony Orchestra, London UK James Mallinson producer, Jonathan Stokes & Neil Hutchinson
?P 2014 London Symphony Orchestra, London UK
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