Daniil Margulis, a double bassist on this album, plays on a 1994 'Quenoil' copy made by Horst Grunert.
Performer Biography
Emma Johnson, a clarinettist on this album, launched her career by winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year at age seventeen.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch, a cellist on this album, was inspired at an early age by Zara Nelsova, a cellist, and went on to study with Gregor Piatigorsky, a renowned cellist.
Performer Biography
John Lenehan, a pianist on this album, is praised by The New York Times for his 'great flair and virtuosity' and has appeared in concerts worldwide.
Album & Artwork
This album is one of two organized and sponsored by the Robert Simpson Society to bring previously unrecorded works by Robert Simpson, a British composer, to the public.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Robert Simpson, the composer, frequently stated that if he had to confine himself to one genre, it would be the string quartet.
Composer Biography
Robert Simpson, the composer, was uneasy setting texts to music, preferring not to set words that moved him and not being tempted by those that didn't.
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