Peter MAXWELL DAVIES (1934)

Hymnos12'
For orchestra
Richard Alston/Rambert Dance

Revelation and Fall25'
For orchestra
Glen Tetley/Australian Dance Th.

Salome134'
Ballet for orchestra
2(II=picc.afl).2.2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-4.2.2.0-timp.perc(5)-harp-cel-strings


Flemming Flindt's original 1978 choreography enjoyed a run of over 100 performances in Denmark and on tour in Scandinavia. The composer produced a reduced orchestration for performances with the Dallas Ballet. A more recent choreography by Harold Collins has been staged by the Queensland Ballet and the Finnish National Ballet.

Vesalii Icones40'
Music Theatre work for dancer, solo cello and ensemble
fl.bassetcl(orcl)-perc(1)-pft-pft(upright,out-of-tune to be played by dancer or conductor)-vla.solo vcl

Striking work for solo dancer and ensemble featuring solo cello. Fourteen dances relating to the Stations of the Cross and the anatomical engravings of Vesalius. Danced by William Louther at premiere in 1969. More recently seen in choreography by Ian Spink for dancer Tom Yang. The work is rich in parody, as a hymn tune is transformed into a fox-trot and the crucified dancer is finally revealed as the medieval Antichrist.