Maxwell Davies clavichord on sale to raise cash for a good cause
The late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was widely considered one of the greatest composers of the past 200 years
By Mike Merritt For more than a quarter of a century it went everywhere with him and was the instrument on which some of the greatest classical works of the age were composed. Now the clavichord owned by the former Master of the Queen’s Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, is being offered for sale to raise funds for struggling young composers in the pandemic. Sir Peter was widely considered one of the greatest composers of the past 200 years.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Legacy lives on as clavichord is sold
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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Legacy lives on as clavichord is sold
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