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Maxwell-Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King; Miss Donnithorne's Maggot - The New Music Settings Ensemble, Marni Nixon, Michael Gallup

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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies liner notes

Eight Songs for a Mad King, 
(Text by Randolph Stow 
and King George III)

The Sentry (King Prussia’s Minuet)
2. The Country Walk (La Promenade)
3. The Lady in Waiting (Miss Musgrave’s Fantasy)
4. To Be Sung in The Water (The Waterman)
5. The Phantom Queen (He’s Ay A-Kissing Me)
6. The Counterfeit (Le Contrefaite)
7. Country Dance (Scotch Bonnet)
8. The Review (A Spanish March)

Michael Gallup, Baritone 
Mary Terranova, Violin 
Rebecca Reese, Cello 
Ann Le Berge, Flutes 
Julian Spear, Clarinets 
Delores Stevens, Keyboards
M.B. Gordy, Percussion 

 

Miss Donnithorne's Maggot 
(Text by Randolph Stow)

  1. Prelude 
    2.  Miss Donnithorne's Maggot 
    3. Recitative 
    4. Her Dump 
    5. Nocturne (The Instrumentalists) 
    6. Her Rant 
    7. Recitative 
    8.  Her Reel

Marni Nixon, Soprano 
Arthur Zadinsky, Violin 
David Scott, Cello 
Jill Shires, Flutes 
Julian Spear, Clarinets 
Delores Stevens, Piano 
M.B. Gordy, Percussion

THE NEW MUSIC SETTINGS ENSEMBLE 
Rhonda Kess, Music Director

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These are twin works devoted to madness, by one of England's sanest and most masterly composers, both brilliantly performed.
Paul Kresh, The Musical Heritage Review
11/29/2024
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