Richard Lewis
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Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A minor & Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
Aaarhus Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Bostock, Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
There is no doubting the strength of Coleridge-Taylor’s invention, though, in this generally affable work, especially in this sprightly performance [of the Symphony]…Sargent's exuberant 1962... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Reissues Choice
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Busoni: Doktor Faust
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Faust), Richard Lewis (Mephistopheles), Ian Wallace (Wagner), Heather Harper (Duchess of Parma) & John Cameron (Duke of Parma)
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Sir Adrian Boult
strongly cast, with a magisterial account of the title role from Dietrich Fischer Dieskau. Heather Harper is in radiant form as the Duchess of Parma, and Richard Lewis acquits himself well in... —
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Janáček: The Makropulos Affair & The Diary of the One Who Disappeared
Stanley Bevan, Gregory Dempsey, Jenny Hill, Eric Shilling, Marie Collier, Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone), Joan Davies, Michael Maurel, John Chorley, Cragg Sinkinson, Margaret Gale, Richard Lewis (soloist), Ernest Lush (accompaniment), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra,...
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British Composers: A Celebration
RecommendedRichard Rodney Bennett (piano), Ian Hare (piano), Robert Tear (vocals), Sir Andrew Davis (piano), Bruce Russell (vocals), Richard Lewis (vocals), Monica Sinclair (vocals), Lewis Thomas (vocals), Geoffrey Walls (baritone), John Hauxwell (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Wilfred Brown...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Elgar From America, Vol. 3
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
The Dream of Gerontius is notable for the singing of Richard Lewis – his New York debut – freer than in his later studio recording. Even more impressive is the Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Archive Issue of the Month
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Grammy Awards, 9th Awards (1966), Best Choral Performance
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
RecommendedRichard Lewis (Gerontius), Dame Janet Baker (Angel), Kim Borg (Priest-/Angel of the Agony)
Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli
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Building a Library, October 2006, First Choice
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Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69, etc.
RecommendedJanet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Richard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano) & Kim Borg (bass)
London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli
The must-have Gerontius, recorded in the idealised soundscape so beloved of the 1960s, where choir and soloists are close-miked and crystal-clear. Richard Lewis's well-groomed, classic tones... —
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Building a Library, October 2006, First Choice
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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87
Mathias Zachariassen (Mitridate), Henriette Bonde-Hansen (Aspasia), Maria Fontosh (Sifare), Kristina Hammarström (Farnace), Lisa Larsson (Ismene), Anders J. Dahlin (Marzio) & Richard Lewis (harpsichord)
Vocal Group Ars Nova & Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Adam Fischer
The new set possesses notable features...excellent modern-instrument orchestra, the graceful, versatile and touching Henrietta Bonde-Hansen as prima donna, and - greatest strength of all -... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2010, Disc of the Month
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, January 1962
Richard Lewis (Tamino), Geraint Evans (Papageno), Joan Sutherland (Königin der Nacht), Hans Hotter (Sprecher), Joan Carlyle (Pamina), David Kelly (Sarastro), Robert Bowman (Monostatos), Jenifer Eddy (Papagena), Edgar Evans (1er Geharnischter), Victor Godfrey (2er Geharnischter), Judith Pierce (Erste...
Here we have the real theatrical experience. It's not perfect, of course. Klemperer's speeds, which are much as on the later recording, caused problems here and there...Carlyle never puts a... —
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