String Quartet No 8 (Simpson)

from Simpson: String Quartets Nos 7 & 8 (CDA66117)

1 Grave, molto intensivo [11'30]
2 Molto vivace 'Eretmapodites gilletti' [3'09]
3 Allegretto grazioso [4'56]
4 Risoluto e concentrato [11'43]

31 minutes 18 seconds 4 tracks

‘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 ...