Tag: Richard Marlow
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Hymns from Cambridge
In 1982, Trinity College Cambridge admitted women for the first time – and Richard Marlow broke with centuries of all-male singer tradition and re-established the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge as a mixed ensemble of men and women. The ensemble quickly secured a recording contract with Conifer Classics (now a part of Sony-BMG Classics) and…
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Benjamin Britten: Choral Music
Together for the first time – critically acclaimed recordings of Benjamin Britten’s unaccompanied choral music, remastered by Paul Arden-Taylor.
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Classics for Choir
“The choir of Trinity College, Cambridge under Richard Marlow add substantially to their reputation … strong in rhythm as in full-bodied tone … skilful in shaping, secure in intonation, sensitive in balance.” (Gramophone) “Marlow gets good results from his singers; anthems are eloquently done and beautifully recorded.” (Penguin Guide)
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JS Bach: The Six Motets, BWV 225-230
“I have little but praise for the accomplished singing on this disc. Trinity College Choir consist not of boys’ voices at the top but of girls’ … Marlow articulates the music so coherently that he neatly side-steps any impression of aimlessness … . carefully graduated dynamics, close attention to the meaning and spirit of the…
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Tomas Luis de Victoria: Easter Week Lamentations & Responsories
“This offer is less stereotyped. Here just the nine Second Nocturn responsories are sung, each group prefaced by Victoria ‘s complementary polyphonic ‘Lamentation’. Whereas the responsories are short and sharp, there’s an elegant breadth and languor in his music for the Lamentations, and the alternating two styles makes an effective contrast. In the responsories, the…
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Purcell: Anthems for the Chapel Royal
“The choir of Trinity College, Cambridge under Richard Marlow add substantially to their reputation in this recording. They begin with the Benedicite , strong in rhythm as in full-bodied tone, and end with the great eight-part Hear my prayer, skilful in shaping, secure in intonation, sensitive in balance.” (Gramophone) “Marlow gets god results from his…
