Robert Simpson
Biography
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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Credited work
12 releases · 4 albums · active 1975–2025
- Other credits · 15
- Engineering · 7
- Performance · 1
Studios: Attic Studios, Leeds · Parish Church Of St. George, Harrow · Studio TQHQ · Lehmann Studios
Frequent collaborators
- This Et Al
- The Somatics