from Simpson: String Quartets Nos 7 & 8 (CDA66117) 1 Tranquillo – [7'21] 19 minutes 11 seconds 3 tracks2 Vivace – [7'23] 3 Tempo primo [4'27] ‘A valuable and rewarding issue’ (BBC Record Review) ‘Magnificent playing and fine recording’ (The Sunday Times) ‘Some of the finest music by a composer whose neglect has been almost criminal … the two quartets here must surely number among his most profound works, and indeed could hold their own against vi ... |