Duccio Ceccanti - Maxwell Davis: Sonata for Violin Alone, Dances from The Two Fiddlers, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Piano Trio

Chamber music formed the central part of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' output in his later years, and the marvellously poised and largely introspective Sonata for Violin Alone, dedicated to Duccio Ceccanti, is among his final works. Also cast in a single movement, the Sonata for Violin and Piano is a fantasia that traces an imaginary walk through Rome, while the Piano Trio takes us on the lyrical wings of plainsong to the remote and craggy beauty of Fair Isle near the composer's home in Orkney. The acclaimed Ceccanti brothers worked closely with Maxwell Davies, performing many premi�res of his music.