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Tag: Robert Simpson

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Simpson Symphony no. 2

January 25, 2018January 4, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Vernon Handley (Very unfortunately no YouTube today, but if you have even the slightest inkling of interest, go buy this album, on which also appears the fourth symphony. It’s superb.) (cover image by Abigail … Continue reading Simpson Symphony no. 2

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Simpson String Quartet no. 3

January 21, 2018December 30, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Delmé Quartet (cover image by Cassie Boca) We will in due course get to the composer’s fourth, fifth, and sixth quartets, which are their own trilogy with a spiritual connection to Beethoven’s three Razumovsky quartets. This third … Continue reading Simpson String Quartet no. 3

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Simpson String Quartet no. 2

January 20, 2018December 29, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Delmé Quartet (cover image by Larm Rmah) As the first and really core composer behind the new Editor’s Choice series, we’ll have a few articles on Simpson’s music, doing a bit of catching up with his earlier stuff since … Continue reading Simpson String Quartet no. 2

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Simpson Symphony no. 3

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vernon Handley, or below by the London Symphony Orchestra under Jascha Horenstein This is the work that started it all. By ‘it’, I mean my fascination with the work of Robert Simpson and … Continue reading Simpson Symphony no. 3

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Simpson String Quartet no. 1

May 14, 2017May 13, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Delmé Quartet (Sorry, no YouTube this week, but I’m going to be linking below to program notes from Hyperion, who sells physical and digital copies of this music here. It’s also available on iTunes.) I’m very glad … Continue reading Simpson String Quartet no. 1

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Robert Simpson: Symphony no. 1

November 22, 2016November 19, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the London Philharmonic under Sir Adrian Boult second and third movements Meet Robert Simpson, one of the greatest discoveries of my musical digging, and one of the most compelling symphonists of the 20th century. Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson … Continue reading Robert Simpson: Symphony no. 1

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