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The Hear and Now Fifty - Peter Maxwell Davies

Writer and critic Paul Driver explains why Maxwell Davies鈥檚 8 Songs For A Mad King is so uniquely important in the development of music theatre; and the Viennese composer and chansonnier HK Gruber describes the work from the inside, as a performer who has sung the taxing part of the King many times.

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Presenter Paul Driver
Interviewed Guest HK Gruber
Composer Peter Maxwell Davies

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