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Robert Simpson

BBC Radio 3
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On 26 April and 3 May two symphonies by Simpson will be given their first performances. To mark this unusual musical event, his three earlier symphonies will be broadcast in the weeks before the two premieres.
Symphony No 1 (1951)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT to whom the work is dedicated, and who savs:
gramophone record
(Symphony No 2: 3 April)

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Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult
Source: Radio Times

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