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Canzona for Brass (1)Cello Concerto (1)
Clarinet Quintet (1)
Clarinet Trio (1)
Quintet for clarinet, bass clarinet and 3 double basses (1)
String Quartet in D major (1)
String Quartet no.3 (1)
Symphony no.1 (1)
Symphony no.3 (1)
Symphony no.5 (1)
Symphony no.6 (1)
The Cherry Tree (1)
Trocknet nicht! (1)
Variations and Finale on a theme of Haydn (1)
Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer and long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.
He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (including 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets), and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius. He studied composition under Herbert Howells. Remarkably for a composer who was still alive, a Robert Simpson Society was formed in 1980 by individuals concerned that Simpson's music was unfairly neglected. The Society works to bring Simpson's music to a wider public by sponsoring recordings and live performances of his work, by issuing a journal and other publications, and by maintaining an archive.
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Recent Simpson releases
The Peter Jacobs Anthology Vol.3: Twentieth-Century British Piano Music
£15.15
(Heritage)
Sir Adrian Boult: Warner Classics Edition - The Mono Recordings 1920-1957
£132.95
(Warner)
Simpson - Chamber Music Vol.1
£13.78
(Toccata Classics)
Simpson - Symphonies 5 & 6
£13.78
(Lyrita)