The Beltane Fire / The Turn of the Tide / Sir Charles his Pavan

Album by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies & BBC Philharmonic & Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

First released: 1st December 2014

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Beltane Fire: Scene 1: In the Barn of the Bu
    6:39
  2. 2.
    The Beltane Fire: Interlude I
    2:09
  3. 3.
    The Beltane Fire: Scene 2: A Field
    9:12
  4. 4.
    The Beltane Fire: Interlude II
    2:11
  5. 5.
    The Beltane Fire: Scene 3: The Kirk
    4:10
  6. 6.
    The Beltane Fire: Scene 4: The Field
    4:36
  7. 7.
    The Beltane Fire: Scene 5: The Beltane Fire
    9:06
  8. 8.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: I. The creation of underwater plants
    2:25
  9. 9.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: II. The creation of plants on land
    0:54
  10. 10.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: III. The creation of the first sea creatures
    1:19
  11. 11.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: IV. The creation of birds
    1:07
  12. 12.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section I. First Life: V. Mammals, and first people
    2:50
  13. 13.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: I. The underwater plants flourish
    0:35
  14. 14.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: II. The trees flourish
    0:50
  15. 15.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: III. The prosperity of fish
    1:10
  16. 16.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: IV. Bird migration
    0:38
  17. 17.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section II. Creation Established, Life Flourishes: V. Instinct and intellect in mammals and mankind
    0:40
  18. 18.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: I. The sea plants are poisoned
    0:54
  19. 19.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: II. The trees are suffocated
    0:17
  20. 20.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: III. The fish are deformed and cannot function
    0:16
  21. 21.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: IV. The birds fall from the sky
    0:33
  22. 22.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section V. The Worst that Could Happen…: V. Hubris triumphant
    0:24
  23. 23.
    The Turn of the Tide: Section VI: The Warning is Heeded - Nature Reborn - The Decline is Reversed
    9:27
  24. 24.
    Sunday Morning
    2:05
  25. 25.
    Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael VynerManchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir
    3:31
  26. 26.
    Sir Charles his Pavan
    4:38

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