performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Vernon Handley, available on iTunes or Hyperion (cover image by Robson Hatsukami Morgan) Simpson’s fourth symphony is a wonderful piece, which is an understatement, and probably one of his most famous, most recorded, … Continue reading Simpson Symphony no. 4
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
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
performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Bryden Thomson It’s odd, you know. A few things, really. For one, that this piece, somehow, was the 23rd piece I chose to write about back when I started writing this blog, when I … Continue reading Revisit: Bax Symphony no. 1
Fugue for Thought 