RIP Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Today, at the age of eighty-one, one of the greatest composers of our time, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, passed away. Davies was a celebrated and prolific British composer and conductor who worked closely with Julian Bream to write several pieces for the guitar.

An obituary for “Max” can be found here.

In honor of Sir Davies here is Matthew McAllister playing the mournful “Farewell to Stromness.”

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