Maxwell Davies, Peter - Farewell To Stromness & Yesnaby Ground (Piano Solo)

Farewell to Stromness and Yesnaby Ground are piano interludes from The Yellow Cake Revue, a sequence of cabaret-style numbers protesting against uranium mining in the Orkney Islands. The Revue was first performed at the St. Magnus Festival, Orkney, by Eleanor Bron, with the composer at the piano, in June 1980.





Farewell to Stromness has been voted a favourite by Classic FM listeners and enjoys frequent airplay.