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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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)
- An Easter Sequence (5)
- Cello Concerto, Op. 31 (5)
- Chorale Prelude on Rockingham (4)
- Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38 (8)
- Drop, Drop Slow Tears (10)
- Elegy (4)
- Elegy for Cello & Piano op.5 (7)
- Et Resurrexit (Theme, Fantasy & Fugue) (6)
- Fantasia contrappuntistica (Homage to Bach), Op. 24 (4)
- Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72 (8)
- Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72: Fantasy 5 ‘Veni Emmanuel’ (3)
- Festival Fanfare (5)
- Five Studies, Op. 22 (4)
- Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 95 (4)
- Give me the wings of faith (8)
- God's Grandeur (3)
- Improvisation (In Memoriam Maurice de Sausmarez) (4)
- Let all the world in every corner sing (9)
- Lully, lulla ('Coventry Carol'), Op. 25b (30)
- Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxonienses) (5)
- Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Second Service), Op. 62 (10)
- Martyrs (4)
- Missa de Gloria, Op. 82, ‘Dublin Festival Mass’ (5)
- Morning Canticles (3)
- O leave your sheep (4)
- O Sacrum Convivium (6)
- Paean (14)
- Partita for Cello & Piano op.35 (8)
- Piano Sonata, Op. 64 (4)
- Pieces for Angela, Op. 47 (4)
- Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, Op. 41 (9)
- Preludes (4)
- Six Studies (Study-Variations) Op. 56 (4)
- Solus Ad Victimam (5)
- Te Deum laudamus (4)
- Veni creator spiritus (5)
- What love is this of thine? (6)
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New. Through the Powerful Darkness - Choral Music and Organ Music of Kenneth Leighton
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York & Nicolas Haigh, New York, John Ramseyer & Edric Baty, John Ramseyer (vocalist), Edric Baty (vocalist), Daniel Castellanos & Nicolas Haigh, Joshua Shin (vocalist), Daniel Castellanos (vocalist), Benjamin Howard & Nicolas Haigh, Arthur Stowe (vocalist), Biraj Barkakarty (vocalist), Alex Longnecker (vocalist), Benjamin Howard (vocalist), New York & Jayden Hwang, Jayden Hwang (vocalist), Jeremy Filsell & The Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Brian Mummert & Nicolas Haigh, Brian Mummert (vocalist), Jeremy Filsell (organ), Tomas Cruz & Mike Williams, Bakore Camara (vocalist), Tomas Cruz (vocalist), Mike Williams (vocalist)
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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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Special offer. Leighton - Orchestral Works Volume 2
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Leighton - Orchestral Works Volume 1 | All premiere recordings
John Scott (organ) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
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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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