The Seas of Kirk Swarf op. 281 for bass clarinet and strings 馬克斯威爾．戴維斯 豎笛加管弦樂團 朔特版

由聖馬格努斯音樂節委託創作並於 2007 年首演的《柯克斯沃夫的海》與作曲家的許多作品一樣，靈感來自麥斯威爾-大衛斯居住的奧克尼群島。 Kirk Swarf 是奧克尼桑代島（Sanday）外兩座無人居住的小島 Holms of Ire 附近的一片海域，顧名思義，島上有一座被毀壞的小教堂。作曲家解釋說，有兩種海在這裡交匯互動--一種是來自西面韋斯特雷（Westray）的較狂野的海，另一種是較平靜的海，結果即使在平靜的日子裡，也會突然掀起巨浪，產生非凡的戲劇效果"

作曲家: Maxwell Davies, Sir Peter
樂器: bass clarinet and string orchestra
出版社: Schott Music
原文簡介:
Commissioned by the St Magnus Festival and first performed there in 2007, The Seas of Kirk Swarf, like many of the composer’s works, draws inspiration from the Orkney Isles where Maxwell Davies lives. Kirk Swarf is a stretch of sea off the Holms of Ire, two small uninhabited islands off Sanday, Orkney and as the name suggests, on shore is a ruined chapel. The composer explains that two kinds of sea meet and interact here at this point - the wilder sea from Westray to the west, and a calmer sea, resulting in huge waves suddenly rearing up, even on calm days, with extraordinary dramatic effect.