Robert Simpson (1921 - 1997)
Part Four
Thursday 28 July 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Thursday 4 August 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
The great musicologist Hans Keller once remarked of Robert Simpson that the fearless, artless integrity of the man becomes a matter of course, hardly worth mentioning: there is no more substantial compliment in art or life. Donald Macleod and Stephen Johnson discuss, and listen to, just one piece: Simpson's epic 9th Symphony, one of the truly great works of recent years.
Playlist
Canzona for Brass (1958)
Corydon Brass Ensemble / Matthew Best (conductor)
Hyperion CDA 67016 tr 1
Symphony no 9 (1987)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor)
Hyperion GAW 21299 tr 1-17
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