℗ 2022 MPR
| Released | March 17, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 11s |
| Record Label | MPR |
| Catalogue No. | MPR115 |
| Genre | Classical |
Nicholas Simpson: Fastness
Huw Wiggin, Manchester Camerata, Nicholas Simpson
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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He Was Despised (Variations on a Theme of Handel)
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1.1
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I. Theme
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
1:07 | |||
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1.2
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II. Grandioso
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:13 | |||
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1.3
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III. Variation II. Andante mesto e rubato
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:32 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Variation III
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
1:46 | |||
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1.5
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V. Variation IV. Siciliana
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
1:26 | |||
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1.6
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I. Theme
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
1:21 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Variation VI
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:09 | |||
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1.8
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VIII. Variation VII
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:03 | |||
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1.9
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IX. Variation VIII. Allegro corragioso
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:59 | |||
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1.10
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Fastness
Nicholas Simpson; Huw Wiggin; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
19:17 | |||
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Bachianas Mancuniensis
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1.11
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I. Prelude
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
1:43 | |||
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Bachianas Mancunensis
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1.12
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II. Allemande
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:24 | |||
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Bachianas Mancuniensis
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1.13
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III. Courante
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:51 | |||
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1.14
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IV. Sarabande
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
3:19 | |||
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1.15
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V. Gigue
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
2:44 | |||
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Little Suite
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1.16
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I. Angelus
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
3:36 | |||
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1.17
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II. Sorrow
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
5:34 | |||
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1.18
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III. Home
Nicholas Simpson; Manchester Camerata; Nicholas Simpson |
4:07 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Fastness is a disc of orchestral music by Nicholas Simpson, who read law at Nottingham University, played guitar in rock bands, and then studied composition with John Tavener at Trinity College of Music, where he won the Chappell Prize for composition and the Ricordi Prize for conducting. Simpson practised as a criminal layer in London, but quit to be a professional musician on moving back to Manchester in 1998. His music has been widely played both in the UK and abroad, his output including three symphonies, a piano concerto, chamber music, an oratorio and Quarantine, an opera based on Jim Crace's 1995 Booker-shortlisted novel of the same name.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – MPR Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.08 -7.95 to -0.20 | -21.29 -31.09 to -16.83 | -17.83 -28.20 to -13.60 | 11 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | I. Theme | -4.52 | -22.97 | -19.4 | 11 |
| 2 | II. Grandioso | -0.20 | -19.65 | -15.6 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Variation II. Andante mesto e rubato | -2.35 | -21.17 | -17.5 | 11 |
| 4 | IV. Variation III | -7.12 | -31.09 | -28.2 | 12 |
| 5 | V. Variation IV. Siciliana | -4.18 | -24.72 | -21.8 | 10 |
| 6 | I. Theme | -0.22 | -19.39 | -16.1 | 12 |
| 7 | VII. Variation VI | -1.95 | -19.41 | -15.8 | 10 |
| 8 | VIII. Variation VII | -7.95 | -28.06 | -24.7 | 11 |
| 9 | IX. Variation VIII. Allegro corragioso | -1.09 | -18.90 | -15.7 | 11 |
| 10 | Fastness | -0.20 | -20.14 | -15.8 | 12 |
| 11 | I. Prelude | -0.20 | -18.53 | -15.0 | 10 |
| 12 | II. Allemande | -1.10 | -20.17 | -17.3 | 12 |
| 13 | III. Courante | -0.20 | -18.22 | -15.0 | 12 |
| 14 | IV. Sarabande | -0.20 | -18.73 | -15.6 | 10 |
| 15 | V. Gigue | -0.20 | -16.83 | -13.6 | 10 |
| 16 | I. Angelus | -2.44 | -21.31 | -17.6 | 11 |
| 17 | II. Sorrow | -1.69 | -22.54 | -18.8 | 12 |
| 18 | III. Home | -1.70 | -21.38 | -17.4 | 11 |