Sir Peter Maxwell Davies RIP

[Barry Izbak]

This year has got to hold some sort of record for musicians dying.

Different genre from Lemmy and Bowie, I grant you, but this is magical stuff imo

 

[Gwylan]

I remember seeing his Eight Songs for a Mad King. It's an extraordinary work, featuring a singer sitting on the bog, smearing himself with shit. Not one we're likely to see at the Last Night of the Proms

 

[El Presidente]

Not one we're likely to see at the Last Night of the Proms

Might see it at Last Shite of the Proms though.

 

[GT49er]

This year has got to hold some sort of record for musicians dying.

Different genre from Lemmy and Bowie, I grant you, but this is magical stuff imo

Yes, lovely. Mind you, as well as the sublime he could do the excruciating quite well too! I think the old boy liked to shock, from time to time.

Anyway, RIP.





PS The sitting on the bog smeared with shit was some director's idea for a particular performance - it's not in the score.