Robert Simpson: Complete Symphonies (Hyperion Audio CD)

Hyperion Rpo/B'Mouth So/Rlpo/Handley 7 CD Simpson: Complete Symphonies

Vernon Handley (conductor)

CDS44191/7

Recording details: Various dates
Various recording venues
Produced by Various producers
Engineered by Various engineers
Release date: October 2006
Total duration: 455 minutes 0 seconds

Track listing
Symphony No 1 (Simpson)
CD1 1 [Part 1]: [] 11:21
2 [Part 2]: [] 5:28
3 [Part 3]: [] 11:55

Symphony No 8 (Simpson)
4 Movement 1: Poco animato 9:57
5 Movement 2: Scherzo. Minaccioso 7:39
6 Movement 3: Adagio 12:34
7 Movement 4: Finale. Presto 14:03

Symphony No 2 (Simpson)
CD2 1 Movement 1: Allegro grazioso 10:42
2 Movement 2: Largo cantabile 8:35
3 Movement 3: Non troppo allegro, ma con brio 9:03

Symphony No 4 (Simpson)
4 Movement 1: Allegro moderato 11:07
5 Movement 2: Presto 13:47
6 Movement 3: Andante 10:33
7 Movement 4: Finale. Allegro vivace 10:40

Symphony No 3 (Simpson)
CD3 1 Movement 1: Allegro ma non troppo 14:38
2 Movement 2: Adagio – Presto 16:12

Symphony No 5 (Simpson)
3 Movement 1: Allegro 8:27
4 Movement 2: Canone 1. Comodo e tranquillo 7:10
5 Movement 3: Scherzino. Molto vivace 3:08
6 Movement 4: Canone 2. Adagio 5:17
7 Movement 5: Finale. Molto allegro e con fuoco 16:01

Symphony No 6 (Simpson)
CD4 1 [Part 1]: [] 13:49
2 [Part 2]: [] 17:12

Symphony No 7 (Simpson)
3 [Part 1]: Sostenuto, marcato 16:16
4 [Part 2]: Adagio 5:48
5 [Part 3]: Allegro 6:58

Symphony No 9 (Simpson)
CD5 1 [Part 1]: [] 19:48
2 [Part 2]: [] 7:46
3 [Part 3]: [] 22:18
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Symphony No 9, illustrated talk by the composer (Simpson) 17:58

Symphony No 10 (Simpson)
CD6 1 Movement 1: Allegro 12:04
2 Movement 2: Allegro leggiero 8:33
3 Movement 3: Andante molto mosso 14:29
4 Movement 4: Largo – Allegro con brio 19:11

Symphony No 11 (Simpson)
CD7 1 Movement 1: Andante 13:25
2 Movement 2: Allegro vivace 15:27

Variations on a theme by Nielsen (Simpson)
3 Part 01. Theme: Allegretto 1:09
4 Part 02. Variation 1: L'istesso tempo 0:57
5 Part 03. Variation 2: Crotchet = quaver del precedente 1:43
6 Part 04. Variation 3: Poco meno 2:54
7 Part 05. Variation 4: Allegro non troppo 0:40
8 Part 06. Variation 5: [No tempo marking] 0:39
9 Part 07. Variation 6: [No tempo marking] 0:39
10 Part 08. Variation 7: [No tempo marking] 1:14
11 Part 09. Variation 8: Prestissimo 1:13
12 Part 10. Variation 9: Adagio 3:29
13 Part 11. Finale: Minim = crotchet del precedente 11:04