Mark Simpson (1988- )

Started by Leggiero, November 25, 2016, 02:56:18 AM

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Leggiero

There doesn't seem to be a thread for this composer yet. God, his birthdate makes me feel old...!

I was wondering whether anyone had an off-air recording of his wonderful The Immortal, or, better yet, had heard tell of a studio recording. I listened to it obsessively on iPlayer last summer, and I miss it! Simon Cummings of 5against4.com is a fan (http://5against4.com/tag/mark-simpson/), and I know he has such a recording, but so far I've waited in vain for him to upload it...

[For anyone who may have happened across a near-identical post to this on another forum, yes, I'm shamelessly repeating myself in the hope of generating further discussion!]

5against4

Quote from: Leggiero on November 25, 2016, 02:56:18 AM
There doesn't seem to be a thread for this composer yet. God, his birthdate makes me feel old...!

I was wondering whether anyone had an off-air recording of his wonderful The Immortal, or, better yet, had heard tell of a studio recording. I listened to it obsessively on iPlayer last summer, and I miss it! Simon Cummings of 5against4.com is a fan (http://5against4.com/tag/mark-simpson/), and I know he has such a recording, but so far I've waited in vain for him to upload it...

[For anyone who may have happened across a near-identical post to this on another forum, yes, I'm shamelessly repeating myself in the hope of generating further discussion!]
i'll get to it eventually... promise...

Leggiero

Quote from: 5against4 on November 25, 2016, 01:18:17 PM
i'll get to it eventually... promise...

Sorry, Simon, I really must stop talking about you behind your back only to discover that I'm actually talking to your face...  :-[

5against4

Quote from: Leggiero on November 25, 2016, 01:34:28 PM
Sorry, Simon, I really must stop talking about you behind your back only to discover that I'm actually talking to your face...  :-[
Oh don't worry about it, i only tend to visit internet fora when there's some URL connection to an article on the blog (which gets flagged up to me). Usually i don't even respond!

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#4
I think he was a guest on Proms extra over the summer. He's an eloquent guy and ridiculously talented.

I'd been meaning to listen to some of his stuff - this thread's a nice reminder.  :)

There's a nice disc of chamber works here (also on Spotify):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Simpson-Night-Mercury-Quartet/dp/B01HCFN6HE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480117425&sr=8-1&keywords=mark+simpson+night+music

Leggiero

#5
Update: I owe a debt of gratitude to the individual who uploaded The Immortal to the Art-Music Forum for me.