Kenneth Leighton
Born: 2nd October 1929, Wakefield, England
Died: 24th August 1988, Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality: English
Kenneth Leighton was a British composer and pianist. His compositions include church and choral music, pieces for piano, organ, cello, oboe and other instruments, chamber music, concertos, symphonies, and an opera. He had various academic appointments in the Universities of Leeds, Oxford and, primarily, Edinburgh.
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Further Reading: Leighton
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Stephen Farr on Leighton's Organ Works
21st Mar 2017
David talks to the organist about his complete set of Leighton's organ works on Resonus.
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Popular Works: Leighton
- A Christmas Carol, Op. 21 (4)
- A Hymn of the Nativity (4)
- A Hymn to the Trinity (4)
- Alleluia Pascha Nostrum, Op. 85 (3)
- An Easter Sequence (6)
- Chorale Prelude on Rockingham (5)
- Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38 (9)
- Drop, Drop Slow Tears (10)
- Elegy (4)
- Elegy for Cello & Piano op.5 (6)
- Et Resurrexit (Theme, Fantasy & Fugue) (5)
- Fanfare (3)
- Fantasia contrappuntistica (Homage to Bach), Op. 24 (3)
- Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72 (7)
- Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72: Fantasy 5 ‘Veni Emmanuel’ (3)
- Festival Fanfare (3)
- Give me the wings of faith (9)
- God's Grandeur (3)
- Improvisation (In Memoriam Maurice de Sausmarez) (3)
- Let all the world in every corner sing (8)
- Lully, lulla ('Coventry Carol'), Op. 25b (32)
- Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxonienses) (6)
- Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Second Service), Op. 62 (12)
- Martyrs (4)
- Missa de Gloria, Op. 82, ‘Dublin Festival Mass’ (5)
- Morning Canticles (3)
- O leave your sheep (5)
- O Sacrum Convivium (6)
- Ode (3)
- Paean (13)
- Partita for Cello & Piano op.35 (6)
- Piano Sonata, Op. 64 (3)
- Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, Op. 41 (7)
- Preludes (3)
- Six Studies (Study-Variations) Op. 56 (4)
- Solus Ad Victimam (5)
- Te Deum laudamus (3)
- Veni creator spiritus (5)
- Veni Redemptor - A Celebration (3)
- What love is this of thine? (7)
Recent Best Sellers: Leighton
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Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
Jonathan Lee (organ), Harrison Cole (organ), The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton
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The Crown of Life | Leighton, Clarke, Holst, Darke
Jemima Price (soprano), Rhys Williams (tenor), Rudyard Cook (organ), Ben Gilchrist (bass-baritone), Felicity Howard (soprano), Sam Troy (tenor), Molly Skeil (soprano), Anastasia Jones (soprano), Pete Dockrill (vocalist), Sebastian Evans (tenor), Matt Rogers (tenor), Arthur Barton (organ), The Choir of the Queen's College Oxford, Owen Rees, Harold Darke
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The Feast of St Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey (Michaelmas)
Robert Quinney (organ) The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
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Leighton - Sacred Choral Music
Christopher Whitton (organ), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), James Oxley (tenor) Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2004, Editor's Choice
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Future Releases: Leighton
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Coming soon. The Four Elements
Ensemble Altera, Sumei Bao-Smith (soprano), Christopher Lowrey, Andrew Bearden Brown, Rachel Garrepy Beberwyck, Elijah McCormack (soprano), Harrison Hintzsche, Simon Whiteley
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Coming soon. In Winter's Night: Christmas with the St. Olaf Choir
St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong, Charles Gray
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