Robert Simpson

Houston Chamber Choir, Ken Cowan & Robert Simpson - Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (2019)

Houston Chamber Choir, Ken Cowan & Robert Simpson - Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 246 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 157 Mb | 01:08:39
Classical, Choral, Sacred | Label: Signum Classics

The choral works of Duruflé, like his organ works, are small in number but beautifully crafted. Frequently written and rewritten until he was completely satisfied, he was a composer who rethought and re-configured his music right up to the moment he had to let go of it. Often described as a man out of step with his times, his pieces look back to Gregorian chant and plainsong at a time when the musical life of his home city of Paris was steeped in radical new compositional ideas – a testament perhaps to Duruflé’s enduring love of France’s choral heritage.
Houston Chamber Choir, Ken Cowan & Robert Simpson - Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Houston Chamber Choir, Ken Cowan & Robert Simpson - Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 68:29 minutes | 1.12 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

The choral works of Duruflé, like his organ works, are small in number but beautifully crafted. Frequently written and rewritten until he was completely satisfied, he was a composer who rethought and re-configured his music right up to the moment he had to let go of it. Often described as a man out of step with his times, his pieces look back to Gregorian chant and plainsong at a time when the musical life of his home city of Paris was steeped in radical new compositional ideas – a testament perhaps to Duruflé’s enduring love of France’s choral heritage.
Bach Arr. Robert Simpson - Die Kunst der Fuge - Delme Quartet

Bach Arr. Robert Simpson - Die Kunst der Fuge - Delme Quartet
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 470 Mb
Date: 2000

Fed up with endless Bach recordings this year? Hyperion have added some variation to all of the releases for the 250th anniversary of Bach's death by recording Robert Simpson's arrangement of the well-known Art of Fugue for string quartet. The Art of Fugue has been arranged for many media, even for orchestra, but Simpson believed it was essential that the four parts should retain their identities throughout (not possible with colourful orchestral mixtures), and saw the string quartet as the ideal medium for conveying the beauty of four-part counterpoint with perfect clarity and sensitivity.

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 2 & 5  Music

Posted by tapaz9 at June 5, 2013
Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 2 & 5

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 2 & 5
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 321 Mb
Date: 1990

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 10 & 11  Music

Posted by tapaz9 at June 14, 2013
Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 10 & 11

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 10 & 11
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 318 Mb
Date: 1983

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)
Robert Simpson - String Quartets No. 12 & String Quintet No. 1

Robert Simpson - String Quartets No. 12 & String Quintet No. 1
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 349 Mb
Date: 1992

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 1 & 4  Music

Posted by tapaz9 at June 4, 2013
Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 1 & 4

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos 1 & 4
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 352 Mb
Date: 1988

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)

Robert Simpson - String Quartet No 9  Music

Posted by tapaz9 at June 11, 2013
Robert Simpson - String Quartet No 9

Robert Simpson - String Quartet No 9
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 328 Mb
Date: 1984

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)
Robert Simpson - String Quartets No. 13, String Quintet No. 2 & Quintet For Clarinet & Strings

Robert Simpson - String Quartets No. 13, String Quintet No. 2 & Quintet For Clarinet & Strings
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 318 Mb
Date: 1997

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)
Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos. 14 and 15 & Quintet For Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & String Trio

Robert Simpson - String Quartets Nos. 14 and 15 & Quintet For Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & String Trio
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 322 Mb
Date: 1993

'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review)
'All of Robert Simpson's quartets are worth hearing. Don't ask for a recommendation of where to start! But do start, somewhere' (Fanfare)