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KORNGOLD / STEINER / YOUNG / ROZSA
Captain Blood / The Three Musketeers / Scaramouche / The King's Thief (original film scores) Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Kaufman (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "An ensemble that has this genre of music running clearly in its collective blood....A valuable issue altogether" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
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LIZA LEHMANN / ARTHUR SOMERVELL / MAUDE WHITE
Splendid Tears: Setting of Alfred, Lord Tennyson Brian Thorsett, Richard Masters [ EM Records / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] A perusal of a catalogue of English-language musical settings quickly reveals the powerful attraction composers have had to the verse of Tennyson. |
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BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle -: Sung in English (translation by Chester Kallman) Sally Burgess, Sir John Tomlinson / Opera North Orchestra, Richard Farnes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Eileen Farrell, Carol Smith, Richard Lewis, New York Philharmonic & Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein (conductor) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Bernstein's first recording of the Missa Solemnis is notable for its high-voltage theatrical impact and committed choral singing. Introspective moments are hampered by close miking." (BBC Music) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Baroque Festival Capella Istropolitana, Richard Erdlinger [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/1994 ] Baroque Festival: Selected works by Pachelbel, Sammartini and more |
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JOHANN LUDWIG BACH
Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas Sebastian Myrus, Richard Resch, William Shelton, Flore Van Meerssche, Carine Tinney, etc / Capella Sollertia, Johanna Soller [ Ricercar / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] "This seminal project is a revelation in the sheer weight of first-rate 'Bach', previously under the radar, and now in premiere recordings delivered with exceptional attentiveness and care" Gramophone Award WINNER 2026 - Choral |
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TRADITIONAL
The Manchester Carols Carol Ann Duffy, Sasha Johnson Manning / Manchester Carollers / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tanner [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] This new sequence of Christmas carols was written in 2007 by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and composer Sasha Johnson Manning, and premièred in the same year. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 / Valiant for truth / Prelude and Fugue in C minor / etc Carys Lane (soprano) Ian Watson (organ) Malcolm Hicks (organ) / Richard Hickox Singers; London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format - PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM. - "this stimulating VW compilation undoubtedly deserves a hearty welcome." (Gramophone) |
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Charles Richard-Hamelin
Échos: Chopin, Granados & Albéniz [ Analekta / CD - released 14/Feb/2025 ] Charles Richard-Hamelin continues his exploration of the works of Chopin, combining them with rare Spanish works composed at the turn of the 19th century. Frédéric Chopin, Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados were all virtuoso pianists whose music is... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano), Andrew Wan (violin) [ Analekta / CD - released 5/Jun/2026 ] Andrew Wan, Concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and Charles Richard-Hamelin, internationally acclaimed pianist and silver medalist at the Chopin Competition, unite their artistic chemistry in a pinnacle of the Romantic... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos 22 + 24 Charles Richard-Hamelin Les Violons du Roy, Jonathan Cohen [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] In their very first recording together, pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin and the Violons du Roy present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos No. 22 and No. 24 that are replete with passionate outbursts, startling contrasts, rich orchestration and... |
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DVORAK
Rusalka (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Rosario La Spina (tenor) / Bruce Martin (baritone) / Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Opera Australia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Feb/2008 ] "Cheryl Barker's voice opens up excitingly on the top notes, but in the medium-high range her timbre has no especial qualities. She gives a committed performance" (MusicWeb March 2008) |
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The Choir of Llandaff Cathedral. Directed by Richard Moorhouse with Michael Hoeg (organ)
The Complete New English Hymnal (Vol 19) (Includes 'When I survey the wondrous Cross') [ Priory / CD - released 20/Dec/2004 ] Recorded in Llandaff Cathedral on 27th, 28th & 29th April 2004 |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Cantiones Sacrae Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "If you like Byrd motets well upholstered and tightly shaped, generous in dynamic contrasts, this CD will do nicely." (MusicWeb May 2007) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classics for Choir Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Hymns from Cambridge (with Descants) Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 7/Nov/2021 ] |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell - Anthems for the Chapel Royal Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] "Marlow gets god results from his singers; such expressive anthems as Remember Not.. and Hear My Prayer.. are eloquently done and beautifully recorded." (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
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DURUFLE
Complete Choral Works Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] This disc forms one of the few comprehensive collections of Duruflé's choral music in the catalogue. Duruflé is most famous for his exquisite Requiem, included here, but his other choral works are equally appealing and they complete this unique... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Sacred Choral Works (Incls 'Hear my prayer' & 'Ave Maria') Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 8/May/2006 ] "Mendelssohn's sacred choral music tends to get overshadowed by that of Brahms and by Mendelssohn's own works in other genres. This highly recommendable disc brings his sacred music to the fore in fine, flexible performances from Richard Marlow and... |
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The Chris Mason-Battley Group with Richard Nunns
Two Tides [ Rattle Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] This album brings together two distinct musical sensibilities and explores their similarities and differences through improvisation: Maori instrumentation and European jazz forge new paths within the evolving musical landscape of New Zealand. |