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'This latest disc
‘the more poetic meanings of the title hint at a critical commentary on the increasingly nostalgic and inward-looking culture of the UK
Cortège is colossal
‘the music dances through a musical landscape full of light and shade … strongly recommended
it uses electronic sound as (in the composer's words) 'an extra colour … rather as gold-leaf might be applied in a Medieval manuscript'
Robert Simpson: Symphony No.3 Format:CD 'This latest discRelease Date: 1 April 2006 A powerful and original symphonist, Robert Simpson (1921 1997) gave new life to the form at a time when the avant garde was enthusiastically declaring its death. His Symphony No 3 is dedicated to his friend and fellow composer Havergal Brian. It is a work of dramatic contrasts and irrepressible energy; Robert Simpson described the second of its two movements as 'a huge composed accelerando'. The London Symphony Orchestra is