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Composer of the Week: Robert Simpson

BBC Radio 3
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With Stephen Johnson. 5: Storm and Calm
Explosive energy and contemplative stillness have often balanced each other in Robert Simpson 's work, chamber and orchestral music alike.
Stephen Johnson explores the extremes in four highly contrasted works, including two of his finest quartets and an intriguing and a rare example of Simpson the miniaturist. String Quartet No 7 Delme Quartet Energy
Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band. conductor James Watson
Michael Tippett , His Mystery Raymond Clarke (piano) String Quartet No 15 Vanbrugh Quartet
Repeated next Friday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Johnson.
Unknown:
Robert Simpson
Unknown:
Stephen Johnson
Conductor:
James Watson
Conductor:
Michael Tippett
Piano:
Raymond Clarke
Source: Radio Times

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