Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)

Symphony No. 5 (1994)

for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1994
    • Duration: 26 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Opus: 166
Detailed formation
  • piccolo, 2 flutes (also 1 alto flute), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 5 percussions, celesta, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 9 August 1994
    Location:

    Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Albert Hall, BBC Proms


    Performers:

    Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.