Mark Simpson
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Special offer. Simpson: Geysir and Mozart: Gran Partita
RecommendedMark Simpson, Fraser Langton (clarinet), Nicholas Daniel, Emma Fielding (oboe), Amy Harman, Dom Tyler (bassoon), Oliver Pashley, Ausias Garrigos Morant (basset horns), Ben Goldscheider, Angela Barnes, James Pillai, Fabian van de Geest (horn), David Stark (double bass)
In a teeming catalogue, this new Gran Partita more than holds its own. But the clinching factor for many will be Mark Simpson’s companion piece: a tour de force of wind colour and carefully... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th December 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Edmund Finnis: The Air, Turning
Eloisa-Fleur Thorn (violin), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Benjamin Bellman (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Contemporary Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Ilan Volkov, Richard Baker, Andrew Gourlay
The music of Edmund Finnis invites rather than demands attention – and the more it is given, the more its gifts unfold… Each work on this exquisite debut disc is, in effect, a constantly changing... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Winner - Premiere
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The opening movement, ‘A Sea-Change’, refers to the part in Shakespeare’s The Tempest when the king's eyes are transformed by water into pearls; the oil-and-vinegar interplay between clarinet... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Like all good children’s literature, these lighthearted ponderings belie serious ideas...The Kanneh-Masons are superb, applying a light touch that comes from serious musicianship. Pianist Isata... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th November 2020
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Brian Elias: Music For Wind
Adam MacKenzie (bassoon), David Zucchi, Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Chamber Domaine, Sacconi Quartet, Thomas Kemp
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Zoë Martlew: Album Z
Zoë Martlew, Ben Goldscheider (horn), Lucy Schaufer, Huw Watkins (piano), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Lana Bode, Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
The cellist gasps; the cello shudders. A melodic ghost hangs in the spaces between Bach's identity hides in shadows, but the richness of his cello suites ravishes Zoë Martlew's G-lude...The... —
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The Master: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
David Fuest (woodwinds), Anthony Pike (woodwinds), Andy Finton (woodwinds), Oliver Coates (cello), Mark Wood (french horn), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Kate Hainsworth (french horn), Pasha Mansurov (flute), Peter Foggitt (organ), Simon Cox (trumpet), Robert Ames (viola), Peteris Sokolovskis (additional...
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Special offer. Mark Simpson: Night Music
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Alexei Grynyuk (piano), Richard Uttley (piano), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Ian Buckle (piano), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Guy Johnston (cello), Jonathan Small (oboe)
Mercury Quartet
What hits home immediately in this magnificent collection is the music’s individuality and strength…Simpson’s blazing confidence, his full understanding of instrumental capabilities, and love... —
