Two talks with musical extracts by Malcolm MacDonald

With thanks to the widows of both Malcolm MacDonald and Jim Pattison, the Musician’s Union and the Divine Arts Recording Group who acquired this recording from Dunelm Records Ltd and for their permission for these recordings to be made available.

1. Robert Simpson’s Symphonic Appetite

An illustrated talk by Malcolm MacDonald, recorded on 10th February 1993 by Jim Pattison for Dunelm Records Ltd

The recordings used in these examples were taken, with permission, from:

British Broadcasting Corporation

  • Symphony No. 5 played by the London Symphony Orch. conducted by Sir A. Davis. Broadcast 03/05/73
  • Symphony No. 8 played by the BBC Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Sir E. Downes. Broadcast 04/03/84
  • Symphony No. 11 played by the City of London Sinfonia conducted by M. Taylor. Broadcast 23/08/92

EMI Classics (Now Warner Classics)

  • Symphony No. 1 played by the London Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Sir A. Boult
    (included as part of Warner Classics 0192702)

Hyperion Records Ltd

  • Symphony No. 2 played by Bournmouth Symphony Orch. conducted by Dr. V. Handley – CDA 66505
  • Symphony No. 4 played by Bournmouth Symphony Orch. conducted by Dr. V. Handley – CDA 66505
  • Symphony No. 6 played by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Dr. V. Handley – CDA 66280
  • Symphony No. 7 played by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Dr. V. Handley – CDA 66280
  • Symphony No. 9 played by Bournmouth Symphony Orch. conducted by Dr. V. Handley – CDA 66299
  • Symphony No. 10 played by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Dr. V. Handley – CDA 66510

Unicorn-Kanchana Records (Now NMC)

  • Symphony No. 3 played by the London Symphony Orch. conducted by J. Horenstein (NMC D109)

2. An introduction to the String Quartets of Robert Simpson

An illustrated talk by Malcolm MacDonald, recorded on 30th November and 1st December 1999 by Jim Pattison for Dunelm Records Ltd

The recordings used in these examples were taken, with permission, from:

Hyperion Records Ltd:

  • String Quartets 1 & 4, The Delmé Quartet, CDA 66419
  • String Quartets 2 & 5, The Delmé Quartet, CDA 66386
  • String Quartets 3 & 6, String Trio, The Delmé Quartet, CDA 66376
  • String Quartets 7 & 8, The Delmé Quartet, CDA 66117
  • String Quartet 9, The Delmé Quartet, CDA 66127
  • String Quartets 10 & 11, The Coull Quartet, CDA 66225
  • String Quartets 12 & String Quintet, The Coull Quartet, CDA 66503
  • String Quartets 13, Quintet 2 & Clarinet Quintet, The Delmé Quartet with Christopher Van Kempen cello, and Thea King clarinet, CDA 66905
  • String Quartets 14 & 15 & Two-clarinet Quintet, The Vanbrugh Quartet with Joy Farrall clarinet, and Fiona Cross bass clarinet, CDA 66626

Also features the following Beethoven string quartets:

  • String quartet in F major Op.59 No. 1 Helios CDH55023 (formerly CDA 66403)
  • String quartet in E minor Op.59 No. 2 Helios CDH55024 (formerly CDA 66404)
  • String quartet in C major Op.59 No. 3 Helios CDH55024 (formerly CDA 66404)

The New Budapest String Quartet

Pavilion Records:

  • Robert Simpson – Three String Quartets, The Element Quartet, Pearl GEM 0023