This album was recorded at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, in November 1993.
Performer Biography
Duncan McTier, the double bass soloist, won the 1982 Isle of Man International Double Bass Competition and is a professor of double bass at three major music academies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the composer, explained that embarking on large projects like the Strathclyde Concertos allowed him to make the most of his relationship with individual musicians and the orchestra, much like Haydn.
Performer Biography
Ursula Leveaux, the bassoon soloist, was Principal Bassoon with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for 20 years and is now Principal Bassoon to the Academy of Ancient Music.
Composition History
The Strathclyde Concertos, including Nos. 7 and 8 on this album, are part of a cycle of ten concertos commissioned by Strathclyde Regional Council and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Performer Biography
James Clark, the violin soloist, has had a musical career spanning over thirty years as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral leader, conductor, and teacher.
Composer Biography
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the composer, lives in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland, where he writes most of his music.
You might also enjoy...
American Rounds
Tavener - Svyati
Watkins: Chamber Music and Works for String Orchestra
Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet / Violin Sonata No. 3
Benjamin, G.: At First Light / Ringed by the Flat Horizon / A Mind of Winter / Panorama / Antara
Bax: Viola Sonata / Concert Piece / Legend / Trio in 1 Movement
Francis Grier: Music for Organ
Edwin H. Lemare - Organ Works Vol. 2
Saunders: Stirrings Still
Arnold, M.: Brass Chamber Music (Complete)
Night Fancy
Sandrine Chatron “A British Promenade”
Moeran: Violin Concerto & 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra
