Lester, Richard [Cello]

Brahms by Arrangement, Vol.1 - arrangements of the Piano Quintet Op. 34 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 for strings / Zebra String Trio & friends

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Boyd, James; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Osostowicz, Krysia; Zebra String Trio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zebra String Trio

Brahms originally wrote the Piano Quintet, Op. 34, for string quintet before recasting the work as a two-piano sonata. However, the sheet music has not...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, W (10/01/2011-10/02/2011)....continue...

Boccherini: String Sextets; Opera con Tituli

2 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2011-11-15

Works: Luigi Boccherini: String Sextet in F minor, G. 457 (Op. 23/4); String Sextet in E flat major, G. 454 (Op. 23/1); String Sextet in F major, G. 459 (Op. 23/6); String Sextet in E major, G. 456 (Op. 23/...
Performers: Dickel, Werner; Juda, Iris; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Penny, Howard; Poppen, Diemut; Schiefen, Guido; Seiler, Mayumi; Walch, Silvia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Opera con Tituli

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The remaining three beautifully-proportioned works, all lyrical masterpieces showing also a more reflective, wistful Boccherini, only underscore the fact that this is ...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Siemensvilla; Berlin, SFB (1992-01-13_1992-01-16&1993-)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2; Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok / Susan Gritton / Florestan Trio

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-05-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Lester, Richard [Cello]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florestan Trio

After sixteen years of exceptional achievement and vast critical acclaim, the career paths of the members of The Florestan Trio are diverging. Sadly, the trio...continue...

Brahms: Complete Chamber Music / Hamelin, King, Power, New Budapest String Quartet, et al

12 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36; Quintet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 88; Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Peter [Piano]; Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]; Hosford, Richard; Hugh, Timothy; Isserlis, Steven; King, Thea; Lane, Piers; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Oso...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florestan Trio; Leopold String Trio; New Budapest String Quartet; Raphael Ensemble

This deluxe, mid-priced boxed set of twelve discs contains some of the finest recordings ever made of the chamber music masterpieces of Johannes Brahms. Containing...continue...

Donizetti: Imelda de Lambertazzi / Elder, Cabell, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2008-04-08

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Imelda de' Lambertazzi
Performers: Cabell, Nicole; Giordano, Massimo; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Lopardo, Frank; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Sherratt, Brindley; Westman, James
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"Opera Rara have done it again. Just as the company produced the must-have opera recording of 2007 in 'Dom Sebastien', 'Imelda de' Lambertazzi' is guaranteed...continue...

Great Handel / Bickett, Bostridge, Royal, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Der Messias; MEDLEY; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Ariodante; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; L'Alle...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bostridge, Ian; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Devine, Steven; Earle, Richard; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Robson, Anthony; Watt...
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Making his baroque debut for EMI Classics, famed tenor Ian Bostridge takes on Handel's greatest arias. The repertoire is a mixture of English- and Italian-language...continue...

Boccherini: Cello Sonatas / Lester, Watkin, Nwanoku

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-04-10

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for cello & continuo in C major, G. 17; Sonata for cello & continuo in E flat major, G. 10 (Six Sonatas no 4); Sonata for cello & continuo in C minor, G. 2; Sonata for Cello ...
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Nwanoku, Chi Chi; Watkin, David

'There is a touch of the impetuous about Richard Lester's playing of these sonatas which seems to me to capture very happily their character' (Gramophone)

'A...continue...

Rheinberger: Suites / Barritt, Lester, Herrick

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Sonata for violin, cello & organ in C minor, Op. 149; Pieces (6) for violin & organ, Op. 150
Performers: Barritt, Paul; Herrick, Christopher [Organ]; Lester, Richard [Cello]

'What an unusual but highly successful combination organ, violin and cello turns out to be - Forgotten but highly attractive chamber music' (Classic CD)

'An unexpected...continue...

For Coffee Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Cantata no 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Altobelli, Enzo; Ayo, Felix; Bennett, William; Bylsma, Anner; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Kirkby, Emma; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrie...
Conductors: Judd, James; Hogwood, Christopher; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Felix Ayo, Kenneth Sillito (violin); Enzo Altobelli, Denis Vigay, Richard Lester , Julian Lloyd Webber, Anthony Pleeth (cello); William Bennett (flute); George Malcolm (harpsichord); Mari...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Music for Piano Trio 2 / Florestan Trio

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-10-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major ("Allegretto"), Hess 48; Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G maj...
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Marwood, Anthony; Tomes, Susan [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florestan Trio

The playing of the Florestan Trio is memorable for its lyrical tenderness, its luminous sonorities and its rhythmic buoyancy. - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Schubert: Violin Works / Gidon Kremer

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor, D 385/Op. 137 no 2; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G minor, D 408/Op 137 no 3; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1;...
Performers: Afanassiev, Valery; Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrielle; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Maisenberg, Oleg; Poppen, Diemut; Posch, Alois; Thunemann, Klaus; van Keulen, Isabelle...

"Gidon Kremer and Valery Afanassiev enter a hotly contested area with this new release of works for violin and piano by Schubert, and they emerge...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, etc / Blankestijn, Europe CO

1 CD / Apex / 2002-05-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin in F major...
Performers: Blankestijn, Marieke; Lester, Harold; Lester, Richard [Cello]

Reflections

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13...
Performers: Korner, Gunther; Lang, Peter [Piano]; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Ricci, Ruggiero; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Duvier, Eugen; Pitamic, Alexander von; ; Kuntsch, Matthias; Rezucha, Bystrik; Peters, Reinhard
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Piano Quintet

Adagios, Largos and Andante - composers of the past poured out their deepest thoughts in these slow movements of this orchestral, chamber and piano album....continue...

Schubert: String Quintet Op 163 / Kagan, Korsten, et al

1 CD / Live Classics / 2001-03-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Gutman, Natalia; Kagan, Oleg; Korsten, Gerard; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Poppen, Diemut

Mendelssohn: Complete Music for Cello / Lester, Tomes

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 45; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Assai Tranquillo for c...
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Tomes, Susan [Piano]

Mendelssohn didn't write very much music for cello and piano - just two sonatas and a few shorter works. Lyrical, and early-romantic in style, these...continue...

Debussy, Fauré, Ravel: Piano Trios / Florestan Trio

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-12-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Trio for Piano and Strings in D minor, Op. 120; Claude Debussy: Piano Trio, L. 3; Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Marwood, Anthony; Tomes, Susan [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florestan Trio

A delightful grouping of French trios from the Gramophone Award-winning Florestans, who breathe fresh life into these works Top of my list. - Gramophone...continue...

Schumann: Piano Trios / The Florestan Trio

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 80
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Marwood, Anthony; Tomes, Susan [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florestan Trio

Revelatory performances. Technically flawless, yet they also convey a wonderful feeling of spontaneity and utter commitment to Schumanns art. - Classic CD...continue...

Brahms: Complete Piano Trios, Clarinet Trio, Horn Trio

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Str...
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Marwood, Anthony; Stirling, Stephen; Tomes, Susan [Piano]

"...Enhanced by producer Andrew Keener's exemplary recorded sound, the performances demonstrate an already impressive unanimity of style, within which each player's individuality is free to...continue...

Fauré: Piano Quintets / Domus Quartet, Anthony Marwood

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-03-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quintet no 1 in D minor, Op. 89; Piano Quintet no 2 in C minor, Op. 115
Performers: Boulton, Timothy; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Marwood, Anthony; Osostowicz, Krysia; Tomes, Susan [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet)

'Among the new discs celebrating the 150th anniversary of Fauré's birth this is outstanding' (The Guardian)

'Profound and fascinating works of alluring beauty performed with...continue...

Schubert: Soirée / Gidon Kremer, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-05-03

Works: Franz Schubert: Polonaise for violin & string orchestra in B flat major, D. 580; German Dances (5) & Trios (7) with Coda, for string quartet, D. 90; Rondo for Violin and Strings in A major, D 438; Mi...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrielle; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Poppen, Diemut; Senft, Enno