Robert Simpson
Robert Simpson was an impressively single-minded composer whose output is crowned by 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets. He also wrote extensively on the work of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius – all composers who influenced his own mission of creating dynamic musical architectures linked to tradition through the gravitational forces of tonality.
Discography
Title | Performer(s) | Year | Label | ||
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String Quartet No.8 | Delmé String Quartet | 1989 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
String Quartet No.9 | Delmé String Quartet | 1989 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
Symphony No.7 | Vernon Handley/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1988 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
Symphony No.7 | Vernon Handley/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1993 | Dunelm | ||
Symphony No.8 | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Downes | 1993 | Dunelm | ||
Symphony No.8 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
Symphony No.9 | BSO/Vernon Handley | 1993 | Dunelm | ||
Symphony No.9 | BSO/Vernon Handley | 1988 | Hyperion | Buy Now |