Simpson: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 4

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Simpson's String Quartet No 1 uses 'progressive' or 'emergent' tonality, featuring a conflict between the keys of A and E flat.

Robert Simpson's String Quartets Nos 4, 5, and 6 are extended variations on Beethoven's three Rasumovsky Quartets, Op. 59.

Simpson stated that if his quartets enhance understanding of Beethoven's genius, their purpose would be served, but they are not stylized pastiche.

The first three string quartets by Robert Simpson, written within three years, form a trilogy, each with a unique structure.

Robert Simpson (1921-1997) considered the string quartet and symphony to be the most important genres in his musical output.

Robert Simpson began his String Quartet No 1 and Symphony No 1 in the same year, 1951.

Simpson's String Quartet No 4, completed in 1973, is dedicated to Basil Lam, a renowned Bach scholar.

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