Robert Simpson: Symphony No.3 Format:CD Mark Bowden's passion for orchestral

Mark Bowden's passion for orchestral writing and exploring its enormous timbral range is evident on his debut album of works written over the last decade

the Rondo Concertante for piano and strings

‘the more poetic meanings of the title hint at a critical commentary on the increasingly nostalgic and inward-looking culture of the UK

‘the music dances through a musical landscape full of light and shade … strongly recommended

'This latest disc

Robert Simpson: Symphony No.3 Format:CD Mark Bowden's passion for orchestralRelease 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