Messiaen
La Nativité du Seigneur
2018
Richard Gowers's debut solo album was recorded in July 2017 in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. It was released in September 2018.
'Disc of the Month', October 2018
MusicWeb International
"The intimacy and illumination of Gowers’ reading has brought this piece to life in ways I scarcely thought possible."
Gramophone Editor's Choice
'There is a sense here that he feels the music, that he shares much of the Messiaen’s vision and that he knows exactly what he wants the music to say to the listener.'
MusicWeb International
'He displays not only great virtuosity but also considerable sensitivity and an evident understanding of and empathy with Messiaen’s visionary music.'
In addition to La Nativité du Seigneur, Richard Gowers appears on several recordings with leading ensembles, including King's College Choir, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Britten Sinfonia and Tiffin Boys Choir, and a number of 2023 releases on Delphian Records with Britten Sinfonia, Choir of Merton College Oxford, KCL Choir and St Sepulchre’s London.
NEW RELEASE
Chandos Records have released Fantasia, Works for Trumpet & Organ
Recorded in January 2025, this album from Matilda Lloyd and Richard Gowers represents a high point in their long established duo partnership. The two musicians met at Cambridge University in 2014 and have since performed at venues from Temple Church to the Musikverein in Vienna.
The album has been featured as 'Disc of the week' on BBC Radio 3, and features four newly commissioned works by Roxanna Panufnik, Deborah Pritchard, Owain Park and Richard Barnard.
