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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master And Maverick

Tom Service presents a tribute to the provocative composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who died in March at the age of 81. Extraordinary performances and documentary from the BBC's television archive that follow Max's journey from his radical origins as an Angry Young Man in the 1950s to his later life and work on his adopted home in the Orkney Islands and his surprise appointment as Master of the Queen's Music in 2004. With performances by the Fires of London, the Sixteen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

English
  • Originally Aired April 1, 2016
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
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