VA — Robert Simpson: The Complete Symphonies (2006)

FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, booklet) | 7h 36 min | Classical | 1.8 GB

CD1

01. Symphony No. 1: I. [] (11:22)

02. Symphony No. 1: II. [] (5:28)

03. Symphony No. 1: III. [] (11:55)

04. Symphony No. 8: I. Poco Animato (9:58)

05. Symphony No. 8: II. Scherzo: Minaccioso (7:39)

06. Symphony No. 8: III. Adagio (12:35)

07. Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale: Presto (14:04)

CD2

01. Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro Grazioso (10:45)

02. Symphony No. 2: II. Largo Cantabile (8:39)

03. Symphony No. 2: III. Non Troppo Allegro, Ma Con Brio (9:12)

04. Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro Moderato (11:09)

05. Symphony No. 4: II. Presto (13:50)

06. Symphony No. 4: III. Andante (10:32)

07. Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale: Allegro Vivace (10:45)

CD3

01. Symphony No. 3: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo (14:40)

02. Symphony No. 3: II. Adagio; Presto (16:12)

03. Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro (8:28)

04. Symphony No. 5: II. Canone 1: Comodo & Tranquillo (7:10)

05. Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzino: Molto Vivace (3:09)

06. Symphony No. 5: IV. Canone 2: Adagio (5:17)

07. Symphony No. 5: V. Finale: Molto Allegro & Con Fuoco (16:01)

CD4

01. Symphony No. 6: I. [] (13:50)

02. Symphony No. 6: II. [] (17:13)

03. Symphony No. 7: I. Sostenuto, Marcato (16:16)

04. Symphony No. 7: II. Adagio (5:48)

05. Symphony No. 7: III. Allegro (6:58)

CD5

01. Symphony No. 9: I. [] (19:49)

02. Symphony No. 9: II. [] (7:47)

03. Symphony No. 9: III. [] (22:19)

04. Symphony No. 9: Illustrated Talk By The Composer (17:58)

CD6

01. Symphony No. 10: I. Allegro (12:11)

02. Symphony No. 10: II. Allegro Leggiero (8:40)

03. Symphony No. 10: III. Andante Molto Mosso (14:36)

04. Symphony No. 10: IV. Largo; Allegro Con Brio (19:12)

CD7

01. Symphony No. 11: I. Andante (13:27)

02. Symphony No. 11: II. Allegro Vivace (15:39)

03. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: I. Theme: Allegretto (1:10)

04. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: II. Var. 1: L\’Istesso Tempo (0:58)

05. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: III. Var. 2: Crotchet = Quaver Del Precedente (1:44)

06. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: IV. Var. 3: Poco Meno (2:55)

07. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: V. Var. 4: Allegro Non Troppo (0:41)

08. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: VI. Var. 5 (0:39)

09. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: VII. Var. 6 (0:39)

10. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: VIII. Var. 7 (1:14)

11. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: IX. Var. 8: Prestissimo (1:14)

12. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: X. Var. 9: Adagio (3:30)

13. Variations On A Theme By Nielsen: XI. Finale: Minim = Crotchet Del Precedente (11:04)

\’One of the outstanding recording projects of our . this Hyperion series deserves to stand as a monument while other more superficially glamorous ventures rise and fall around it. If it does not do so, and if it does not eventually force Simpson\’s breakthrough into the orchestral repertoire, there will truly be no justice\’ (Gramophone)

\’One of the best-kept secrets of post-war British Music . utterly compelling\’ (The Guardian)

\’In lieu of live shows, please buy any or all of the Hyperion Simpson discs. Buy the Ninth Quartet, the First Quartet, the Third and Fifth Symphonies, the Second or Fourth, all the quartets, all the symphonies . but start soon, or you\’ll miss a life\’s inspiration. This is serious music, through which one deteed Englishman hurled down the gauntlet to the self-regarding second half of the 20th century, and helped justify once more music\’s claim to be the most elevating, questing, and stimulating accompant to the life we all lead\’ (Fanfare, USA)

\’This set is the way to acquire the Simpson symphonies\’ (MusicWeb International)

\’These are outstanding recordings of music that is always adventurous and challeg yet ultimately rewarding\’ (NewClassics.com)

\’Hats off to Hyperion for such a sensibly priced and stylish repackaging of one of the great recording projects of the last two decades — the recording of the eleven symphonies of Robert Simpson . In a superbly cogent and insightful booklet-essay newly commissioned for this slim-line box set Calum McDonald describes Robert Simpson\’s cycle of symphonies as \»surely one of the most imposing bodies of work of any British composer . Simpson is a symphonist of European stature, whose music deserves to be known the world over.\» This last disc was dedicated to the memory of Hyperion\’s indefatigable founder Ted Perry and forms a handsome conclusion to a towering achievement for everyone involved\’ (Classical Source)