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Simpson: Symphony No. 9 & Illustrated Talk by the Composer

7/28/2023, 18 Tracks, 1:07:52

Featuring

  • Vernon Handley
  • Robert Simpson
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Miscellaneous

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Performer Biography

Vernon Handley, the conductor on this recording, is known for championing British music and has won awards including a Gramophone Award for this recording.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording of Robert Simpson's Ninth Symphony was made in The Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre, Dorset, on February 7 and 8, 1988.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Robert Simpson's Symphony No. 9 was commissioned by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Robert Simpson's Ninth Symphony is the largest piece ever written in a single tempo, taking approximately fifty minutes to perform.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The opening of Robert Simpson's Ninth Symphony is based on a chorale-prelude idea, a form that presents challenges in balancing slow and fast musical motions.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Simpson was fascinated by the handling of large-scale tonality and rhythm in the music of Viennese Classical composers like Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.

Source: Booklet

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