Robert Simpson

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. 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)
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)
Houston Chamber Choir, Treble Choir of Houston, Robert Simpson - Bob Chilcott: Circlesong (2022)

Houston Chamber Choir, Treble Choir of Houston, Robert Simpson - Bob Chilcott: Circlesong (2022)
FLAC tracks | 54:49 | 241 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Signum Records

A work filled with ambition, Circlesong is a musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. Based on poetry from the Chinook, Comanche, Dakota, Eskimo, Iroquois, Kwakiutl, Navajo, Ojibwa, Pueblo, Seminole, Sioux, and Yaqui traditions, the thirteen movements, in seven parts, mark the different stages of life, from birth and childhood to adulthood, middle age and death. With energetic percussion accompaniment, climactic moments for tutti choir, tender unaccompanied passages and solo song, Circlesong is a work of impressive drama, variety, and depth, performed here by the Grammy® Award winning Houston Chamber Choir under Robert Simpson. Founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Robert Simpson, the Houston Chamber Choir received the 2019 Grammy® Award for Best Choral Performance for its recording of the complete works of Maurice Duruflé (also available from Signum). Other honors include Chorus America’s Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and the American Prize, Professional Choir Division. Dubbed by Jamie Bernstein as “the choral equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters” the Houston Chamber Choir is as comfortable singing jazz with Christian McBride and Dave Brubeck as performing Morton Feldman’s Rothko Chapel with violist Kim Kashkashian, and Mass Observation by Tarik O’Regan.
Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)

Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 50:07 | 230 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: 66695

These chamber works center around the horn as a chamber instrument. The horn contributes an interesting character to the music, especially when there is a piano employed. The String Trio of 1984 is here scored for horn, violin, and piano. The Horn Quartet of 1975 is scored for horn, violin, cello, and piano. The Trio is more representative of Simpson's mature style; it tends more toward a melodic polytonality. His Horn Quartet is more rugged, and the scales are tipped toward atonality. Extremely interesting postmodern works.
Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)

Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 50:07 | 230 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: 66695

These chamber works center around the horn as a chamber instrument. The horn contributes an interesting character to the music, especially when there is a piano employed. The String Trio of 1984 is here scored for horn, violin, and piano. The Horn Quartet of 1975 is scored for horn, violin, cello, and piano. The Trio is more representative of Simpson's mature style; it tends more toward a melodic polytonality. His Horn Quartet is more rugged, and the scales are tipped toward atonality. Extremely interesting postmodern works.
Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)

Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 50:07 | 230 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: 66695

These chamber works center around the horn as a chamber instrument. The horn contributes an interesting character to the music, especially when there is a piano employed. The String Trio of 1984 is here scored for horn, violin, and piano. The Horn Quartet of 1975 is scored for horn, violin, cello, and piano. The Trio is more representative of Simpson's mature style; it tends more toward a melodic polytonality. His Horn Quartet is more rugged, and the scales are tipped toward atonality. Extremely interesting postmodern works.

Robert Simpson - Violin Sonata & Piano Trio  Music

Posted by tapaz9 at June 25, 2013
Robert Simpson - Violin Sonata & Piano Trio

Robert Simpson - Violin Sonata & Piano Trio
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 300 Mb
Date: 1995

If you are responsive to Simpson's exhilarating command of musical movement and space you will find this disc as rewarding as any in Hyperion's wonderful recorded cycle.
(Gramophone)

Robert Simpson - The Complete Solo Piano Music  Music

Posted by tapaz9 at June 29, 2013
Robert Simpson - The Complete Solo Piano Music

Robert Simpson - The Complete Solo Piano Music
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 236 Mb
Date: 1996

'I am reeling from having listened to this disc. These three major works and a little miniature have all the Simpson features that his symphonies and string quartets revealed: intellectual rigour, dazzling but controlled powers of imagination, and, overall, a craggy grandeur. The Variations, with its enigmatically soft ending, should have you on the edge of your seat. This is a marvellous addition to Hyperion's pioneering series' (Classic CD)
Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)

Richard Watkins - Robert Simpson: Horn Trio, Horn Quartet (1993)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 50:07 | 230 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: 66695

These chamber works center around the horn as a chamber instrument. The horn contributes an interesting character to the music, especially when there is a piano employed. The String Trio of 1984 is here scored for horn, violin, and piano. The Horn Quartet of 1975 is scored for horn, violin, cello, and piano. The Trio is more representative of Simpson's mature style; it tends more toward a melodic polytonality. His Horn Quartet is more rugged, and the scales are tipped toward atonality. Extremely interesting postmodern works.