by Maggini Quartet, Peter Maxwell Davies · Naxos · CD · EAN 0747313239627
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«Naxos Quartets Nos. 1 and 2» is the classical music album by Peter Maxwell Davies, performed by the Maggini Quartet, released in 2004 by Naxos on CD.
The CD brings together the first two string quartets of the cycle commissioned by Naxos from Peter Maxwell Davies, performed by the Maggini Quartet. These are contemporary works drawing on plainchant, musical tradition and the landscape of the Orkney Islands; No. 2 combines slow, flexible movements with more energetic passages.
Recorded at Potton Hall (Suffolk) from 30 September to 2 October 2003. Total duration: 72:39. Catalogue number: 8.557396. Booklet notes in English and German.
For fans of chamber music and contemporary repertoire, especially those following Maxwell Davies's quartet cycles.
