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Robert Simpson

English composer and BBC producer and broadcaster

Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.

He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (particularly those in the key classical forms: 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets), and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius. He studied composition under Herbert Howells. Remarkably for a living contemporary composer, a Robert Simpson Society was formed in 1980 by individuals concerned that Simpson's music had been unfairly neglected. The society aims to bring Simpson's music to a wider public by sponsoring recordings and live performances of his work, by issuing a journal and other publications, and by maintaining an archive of material relating to the composer. In 2021, he was featured as Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3.

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Works

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  • Concerto for Piano
  • Energy
  • Introduction and Allegro on a Bass by Max Reger
  • Introduction and Allegro on a Bass by Max Reger: I. Adagio - Pesante -
  • Introduction and Allegro on a Bass by Max Reger: II. Allegro vivace
  • Media morte in vita sumus
  • Michael Tippett, His Mystery
  • Piano Sonata
  • Piano Sonata: I. Allegro molto moderato
  • Piano Sonata: II. Molto adagio e tranquillo
  • Piano Sonata: III. Allegro vivace
  • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
  • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo
  • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: II. Adagio molto
  • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: III. Prestissimo
  • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: IV. Grazioso e tranquillo
  • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: V. Allegro molto - Andantino - Meno mosso, molto sereno
  • String Quartet no. 1
  • String Quartet no. 12
  • String Quartet no. 12: I. Adagio
  • String Quartet no. 12: II. Molto vivace
  • String Quartet no. 13
  • String Quartet no. 13: I. Allegro molto
  • String Quartet no. 13: II. Andante
  • String Quartet no. 13: III. Vivace
  • String Quartet no. 13: IV. Andante
  • String Quartet no. 1: I. Allegro moderato, semplice
  • String Quartet no. 1: II. Andante, grave – Allegro – Tempo I
  • String Quartet no. 2
  • String Quartet no. 4
  • String Quartet no. 4: I. Allegro
  • String Quartet no. 4: II. Presto
  • String Quartet no. 4: III. Andante sostenuto –
  • String Quartet no. 4: IV. Assai vivace
  • String Quartet no. 5
  • String Quartet no. 5: I. Allegro molto
  • String Quartet no. 5: II. Adagio, sempre semplice
  • String Quartet no. 5: III. Allegretto vivace
  • String Quartet no. 5: IV. Prestissimo
  • String Quartet no. 7
  • String Quartet no. 8
  • String Quartet no. 8: I. Grave, molto intensivo
  • String Quartet no. 8: II. Molto vivace "Eretmapodites gilletti"
  • String Quartet no. 8: III. Allegretto grazioso
  • String Quartet no. 8: IV. Risoluto & concentrato
  • String Quartet no. 9
  • String Quartet no. 9: Fuga
  • String Quartet no. 9: Thema (Tempo di minuetto) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation I (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation II (Meno mosso, poco espressivo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation III (Poco più mosso) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation IV (Poco più mosso) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation IX (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation V (Molto allegro) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation VI (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation VII –
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation VIII (Allegro molto) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation X (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XI –
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XII –
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XIII –
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XIV (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XIX –
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XV (Lento) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XVI (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XVII (Presto) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XVIII –
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XX (Feroce) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXI (Adagio) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXII (Allegro) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXIII (Poco meno mosso) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXIV (Meno) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXIX (Vivace) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXV (Allegro molto vivace) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXVI (Allegretto) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXVII (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXVIII (Prestissimo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXX (Largo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXXI (L’istesso tempo) —
  • String Quartet no. 9: Variation XXXII (Adagissimo) —
  • String Quintet no. 1
  • String Quintet no. 2
  • Symphony no. 1
  • Symphony no. 10
  • Symphony no. 10: I. Allegro
  • Symphony no. 10: II. Allegro leggiero
  • Symphony no. 10: III. Andante molto mosso
  • Symphony no. 10: IV. Largo - Allegro con brio
  • Symphony no. 11
  • Symphony no. 11: I. Andante
  • Symphony no. 11: II. Allegro vivace
  • Symphony no. 1: I. —
  • Symphony no. 1: II. —
  • Symphony no. 1: III.
  • Symphony no. 2
  • Symphony no. 2: I. Allegro grazioso
  • Symphony no. 2: II. Largo cantabile
  • Symphony no. 2: III. Non troppo allegro, ma con brio
  • Symphony no. 3
  • Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo
  • Symphony no. 3: II. Adagio - Presto
  • Symphony no. 4
  • Symphony no. 4: I. Allegro moderato
  • Symphony no. 4: II. Presto
  • Symphony no. 4: III. Andante —
  • Symphony no. 4: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
  • Symphony no. 5
  • Symphony no. 5: I. Allegro
  • Symphony no. 5: II. Canone 1: Comodo e tranquillo —
  • Symphony no. 5: III. Scherzino: Molto vivace —
  • Symphony no. 5: IV. Canone 2: Adagio —
  • Symphony no. 5: V. Finale: Molto allegro e con fuoco
  • Symphony no. 6
  • Symphony no. 7
  • Symphony no. 8
  • Symphony no. 8: I. Poco animato —
  • Symphony no. 8: II. Scherzo: Minaccioso
  • Symphony no. 8: III. Adagio —
  • Symphony no. 8: IV. Finale: Presto
  • Symphony no. 9
  • The Four Temperaments
  • The Four Temperaments: I. Scherzo. Presto
  • The Four Temperaments: II. Intermezzo. Allegretto placido
  • The Four Temperaments: III. Elegy. Mesto, sempre non vibrato
  • The Four Temperaments: IV. Fantasia. Allegro irato
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: I. Allegretto
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: II. Vivace
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: III. Adagio semplice
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: IV. Allegro
  • Variations and Finale on a Theme by Beethoven
  • Variations and Finale on a Theme of Haydn
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Finale: Minim = crotchet del precedente
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Theme: Allegretto
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 1: L'istesso tempo
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 2: Crotchet = quaver del precedente
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 3: Poco meno
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 4: Allegro non troppo
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 5
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 6
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 7
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 8: Prestissimo
  • Variations on a Theme by Nielsen: Variation 9: Adagio
  • Volcano
  • Vortex