Richard Lester
Richard Lester is a British harpsichordist, fortepianist, and organist, as well as a musicologist specializing in 16th century studies. Raised in a musical family, Lester was enrolled in the Whitton Secondary School in Middlesex, then attended the London College of Music, graduating as a Fellow. He studied harpsichord with George Malcolm, piano with Bernard Roberts, and organ with David Lang. Lester made his public debut in 1973 at London's Wigmore Hall, and he gave recitals across the U.K. and internationally, appearing frequently on television and radio for the BBC. He has performed at the Royal Festival Hall, the Bath International Festival, and the Bruges Festival, and taught master classes at the Dartington International Summer School. From 1986 to 1992, Lester was the director of music at the Mall School in Twickenham, and he became the head of music at the Oakley Hall School in Cirencester. Since 1994, he has served as the master of choristers at Cirencester Parish Church, teaching classes at Bristol Cathedral. In 2000, Lester started to record the complete sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti for Nimbus Records, and he completed the project in 2006. He later recorded works by Haydn and Mozart on fortepiano, as well as harpsichord music by Soler, Seixas, and Frescobaldi.
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Schubert Soirée
Gidon Kremer, Gabrielle Lester, Diemut Poppen, Richard Lester, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1993
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Boccherini: String Quintets, Opp. 30 & 36 and Duet for 2 Violins, G. 62
Mayumi Seiler, Silvia Walch, Diemut Poppen, Richard Lester, Howard Penny
Chamber Music - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 2005
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Boccherini, L.: Sextets - Op. 23, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6
Mayumi Seiler, Iris Juda, Diemut Poppen, Werner Dickel, Richard Lester, Howard Penny
Chamber Music - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 1992
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Frescobaldi: Music for Harpsichord, Vol. 3
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 Feb 2011
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Frescobaldi: Music for Harpsichord, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 Nov 2009
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Masterworks and Miniatures: Organ and Harpsichord Music from Renaissance Venice
Classical - Released by Nimbus Alliance on 1 Jul 2015
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French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 6 Nov 2020
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J.S. Bach: Works for Harpsichord Vol. 3
Classical - Released by Nimbus Alliance on 5 Apr 2019
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Boccherini: Cello Sonatas
Richard Lester, David Watkin, Chi-Chi Nwanoku
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Feb 1995
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Frescobaldi: Music for Harpsichord, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 Apr 2010
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Seixas & Soler: Harpsichord Sonatas
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 Nov 2008
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Bach: Works for Harpsichord, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 5 May 2017
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Organ Masses, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Nimbus Alliance on 1 Oct 2013
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Frescobaldi: Music for Harpsichord, Vol. 5
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 Feb 2012
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Brahms by Arrangement, Vol. 1
Zebra Trio, Krysia Osostowicz, Richard Lester, James Boyd
Chamber Music - Released by Toccata Classics on 21 May 2012
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Soler: 13 Sonatas
Classical - Released by Nimbus Alliance on 1 May 2013
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Bach: Works for Harpsichord Vol. 2
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 6 Apr 2018
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A Musical Journey Around Europe
Richard Lester, Elizabeth Lester
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 10 Jun 2016
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Boccherini: Cello Quintets, Vol. 1
THE VANBRUGH QUARTET, Richard Lester
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Jan 2002
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Boccherini: Cello Quintets, Vol. 2
THE VANBRUGH QUARTET, Richard Lester
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Aug 2003
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Scarlatti: The Complete Sonatas
Richard Lester, Elizabeth Lester, Nerys Evans
Classical - Released by Nimbus Records on 3 Sep 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo