Leighton, Kenneth

Viola Sonatas, Idylls & Bacchanals - works by McEwen, Norris, Maconchy, Jacob, Rawsthorne et al. / Louise Williams: viola; David Owen Norris: piano

2 CD / EM Records / 2013-02-12

Works: John McEwen: Sonata for viola & piano in A minor; Improvisations Provençales, for violin & piano; Breath o' June, for viola & piano; Arnold Bax: Sonata for viola & piano; Elizabeth Maconchy: Son...
Performers: Norris, David Owen; Williams, Louise

A new CD from Louise Williams featuring Viola Sonatas, Idylls & Bacchanals....continue...
Recording information: Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton....continue...

Exultate Deo - works by Palestrina, Leighton, Parry, Purcell, Mendelssohn, Chilcott, Byrd, Rutter et al. / Choir of the Chapels Royal; Andrew Arthur: organ

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2013-02-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Kenneth Leighton: O be joyful in the Lord (Jubilate Deo), for chorus & organ; Hubert Parry: I was glad; Songs (6) of Far...
Performers: Arthur, Andrew; Drury, Elizabeth; Harwood-White, Rachel [Oboe]; Hill, Alison; Jones, Sophie [Vocals]; Neal, Graham [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Carey, Colm
Ensemble: ; Choir of the Chapels Royal

The Psalms of David, sometimes referred to as the hymn-book of the bible, have inspired composers writing for the church through the ages. The Choir...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb (11/09/2011-11/11/2011)....continue...

The English Song Collection - songs by Britten, Finzi, Leighton, Warlock, Gurney, Bliss et al. / James Gilchrist, tenor; Anna Tilbrook, piano

3 CD / Linn Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Gerald Finzi: O Fair to See for soprano (or tenor) & piano, Op.13; Till Earth Outwears, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano, Op. 19; A Young Man's Exhortation, Op. 14; Ralph Vaughan Williams: O...
Performers: Cox, Michael; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Tilbrook, Anna

In-demand tenor James Gilchrist has been hailed as an unparalleled interpreter of English song. In this special three-disc set are gathered his finest recordings to...continue...

Invocation: Choral music by Kenneth Leighton and James MacMillan / Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, David Saint, organ

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Kenneth Leighton: God's Grandeur, for chorus; Missa Sancti Thomae, for soloists, chorus & organ; Quam dilecta!, for soprano, chorus & organ; James MacMillan: Laudi alla vergine Maria; The Song of the...
Performers: Appleyard, Penelope [Soprano (Vocal)]; Elliot, Timothy [Bass (Vocal)]; Jenkins, Robert; Khatri, Mitesh [Tenor (Vocal)]; Mak, Chi Hoe [Bass (Vocal)]; Saint, David; Secretan, Amy [Soprano (Vocal)]; Tou...
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

This recording of choral music features music by Kenneth Leighton and his former pupil, James MacMillan. Despite their different sound worlds, the music of these...continue...
Recording information: St. Alban's Church, London, England (05/07/2010-05/08/2010)....continue...

The English Anthem Collection, Vol. 1 / Harper - Magdalen College Choir Oxford

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: William Byrd: Liber primus sacrarum cantionum; Teach me, O Lord; Exalt thyself, O God, anthem for 6 voices; Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Thomas Morley: Out of the deep I, anthem for 6 voices;...
Conductors: Harper, John
Ensemble: ; Magdalen College Choir Oxford

A superb collection of English liturgical music spanning 450 years of Anthems, from Tallis, Byrd, and Gibbons to the present day. 67 magnificent tracks, totaling...continue...
Recording information: Magdalen College Chapel....continue...

Organs of Edinburgh / Gigout, Langlais, Vierne, Buxtehude, Howells, etc.

8 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Percy Whitlock: Sonata in C minor; Alfred Hollins: Evening Rest, for organ; Maytime Gavotte; Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Jean Langlais: Suite Médiévale...
Performers: Backhouse, Peter; Bonaventure, Michael; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caskie, Andrew; Ferguson, Duncan; Fisher, Roger [Organ]; Harris, Michael; Kitchen, John; Laing-Reilly, Thomas [Organ]; Niemins...

Within this gorgeous book are 22 of Edinburgh's most notable instruments, complete with detailed text and beautiful color photographs. Twelve illustrious players, all with deep-rooted...continue...
Recording information: 08/2009-04/2010....continue...

Organ duets by Langlais, Mozart, Carleton, Mendelssohn, Tomkins, Leighton, Johnstone / Charles Harrison and David Leigh, organ

1 CD / Guild / 2011-11-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Mechanical Organ in F minor, K 608; Felix Mendelssohn: Fugue for organ in D major [Attwood Fugue no 2]; Fugue for organ, 4 hands in C minor [Attwood Fugue no 1];...
Performers: Harrison, Charles; Leigh, David

David Leigh is assistant organist and director of the Cathedral Girl Choristers at St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin. He also pursues a career as conductor, orchestral...continue...
Recording information: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (08/2010)....continue...

Missa Brevis: Caplet, Leighton, Delibes, Britten Fauré / Opstad, Whitehead

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-11-08

Works: André Caplet: Mass for 3 voices "dite des Petits de Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt"; Kenneth Leighton: Missa Corneila, for chorus & organ, Op. 81; Léo Delibes: Messa brève, for 2 voices,...
Performers: Abadie, Paul; Bertrand, Julia; Hamiche, Laurie; Rabary, Anais; Whitehead, William
Conductors: Opstad, Mark

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
There's probably nothing this choir couldn't sing, and spectacularly well. They deliver clean, crisp singing, with perfect intonation and...continue...
Recording information: Temple du Salin, Toulouse, France (05/22/2010-05/24/2010)....continue...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Kenneth Leighton: Complete Chamber Works for Cello / Raphel Wallrisch, cello; Raphael Terroni, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Partita for cello & piano, Op. 35; Elegy for cello & piano, Op. 5; Sonata for cello, Op. 52; Alleluia Pascha Nostrum for cello & piano
Performers: Terroni, Raphael; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]

Kenneth Leighton wrote his first work for solo cello as a 20-year-old student at The Queen's College, Oxford. Completed on New Year's Eve of 1949,...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, C....continue...

Cello Elegies and Romances, Vol. 2

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2011-09-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Darius Milhaud: Elégie, for cello & piano, Op. 251; C...
Performers: Lynex, Penelope; Wells, Alexander

Penelope Lynex and Alexander Wells have built up a large repertoire that includes unusual items in addition to those better known, and extends from Bach...continue...
Recording information: Wathen Hall, St. Paul's School, Barnes, London, England (2004-11-20_2004-11-21&2006-)....continue...

Kenneth Leighton: Missa Da Gloria, Et Resurrexit, Hymn Fantasies / Greg Moris

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Et Resurrexit, for organ, Op. 49; Six Fantasies on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72; Missa de Gloria, for organ, Op. 82 ("Dublin Festival Mass")
Performers: Morris, Greg [Organ]

Kenneth Leighton was one of Britain's most important 20th-century composers, known for his organ, choral and orchestral works. His style is a distinctive mix of...continue...
Recording information: Blackburn Cathedral, England (04/26/2009-04/27/2009)....continue...

Noel! Choral Music for Christmas: Traditional Carols / Ikon

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-04-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Coventry Carol (2); Angelus ad virginem (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I ...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Hill, Alison; Hymas, Benedict
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Icon

Traditional & Modern Carols / Higginbottom - New College Oxford Choir

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-03-22

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; William Byrd: Gradualia, Volume 2; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Holly ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward

Welcome Yule

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: John Joubert: Welcome Yule!, for chorus, Op. 27; There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; Anton Bruckner: Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; Herber...
Performers: Bacon, Richard [Baritone vocals]
Conductors: Jenkins, Glyn

Recording information: St. George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol (01/1988)....continue...

Plum Pudding: Traditional carols for Christmas / Felicity Lott, soprano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Christmas Traditional: Wassail Song ("Here We Come a-Wassailing"), carol (a.k.a. "Here We Come a-Caroling"); I Sing of a Maiden, carol (English); Esta noche nace un Niño (Spanish); The Holly and...
Performers: Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Broadbent, Peter
Ensemble: Joyful Company of Singers

Dame Felicity Lott and the Joyful Company of Singers serve up rich Christmas fayre with 'Plum Pudding', well-spiced with favourite carols and readings by actor...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, West Sussex, England (11/30/2002)....continue...

Celebration!

1 CD / Priory / 2010-11-09

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Polonoise, for 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 violins & continuo in D major, H. 608, Wq. 190/4; Dietrich Buxtehude: Work(...
Performers: Morgan, Paul [Organ]

This CD celebrates the 41 years that Paul Morgan has played for services at Exeter Cathedral and is representative of the extensive repertoire that is...continue...
Recording information: Exeter Cathedral (01/05/2010-01/07/2010)....continue...

Sing Alleluia / Rochester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-10-12

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, double chorus & organ, Z. 35; Barry Ferguson: I was in that train, for chorus & organ; Rober...
Performers: Sayer, Roger

Recording information: Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, England (06/15/2009-06/16/2009); Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, England (06/19/2009)....continue...

Leighton & Britten Songs / Gilchrist

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-10-01

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Earth, Sweet Earth, solo cantata for tenor & piano (Laudes Terrae), Op. 94; Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Tilbrook, Anna

International Record Review
Perhaps most impressive of all in this performance is Tilbrook's profoundly sensitive piano playing. She is a perfectly poised partner to Gilchrist's vocal...continue...
Recording information: Christ's Hospital, Horsham (09/08/2008-09/10/2008); Christ's Hospital, Horsham (11/26/2008)....continue...

Leighton: Complete Piano Works / Angela Brownridge

3 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Studies (5) for piano, Op 22; Sonatina for piano no 1, Op. 1a; Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 2; Variations for piano, Op. 30; Studies (Study-Variations) (6) for piano, Op. 56; Sonata f...
Performers: Brownridge, Angela

Angela Brownridge has been hailed by the New York Times as "One of the world's finest pianists", and she makes her Delphian debut here with...continue...

Ascension / Owens, St. Mary's Cathedral Choir Edinburgh

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: James MacMillan: Tremunt videntes angeli; Kenneth Leighton: Preces and Responses no 1, for cantor, chorus & organ; Preces and Responses no 2, for cantor, chorus & organ; Percy Buck: Eternal Monarch, ...
Performers: Binks, Adam; Blackledge, Philip; Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]; Nieminski, Simon; Owens, Matthew; Paolozzi, Sir Eduardo; Sutherland, Jamieson; Turnell, Ashley
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

Includes psalm 108 "paratum cor meum" verses 1-6 (hurford) by various composers....continue...

Organs in Glasgow / John Kitchen, John Butt

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65; Hubert Parry: Chorale Prelude for organ ("Melcombe") (from Set 1); Chorale prelude for organ ("Rockingham") (from Set 1); Francis Jackson: Praeludium...
Performers: Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Kitchen, John

Two of the UK's foremost keyboard interpreters play six church and concert organs in Glasgow....continue...

Kenneth Leighton: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Brabbins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-07-27

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Symphony no 1, Op. 42; Concerto for Piano no 3, Op. 57 ("Concerto estivo")
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn

This is the third volume in Chandos’ latest championing of the music of Kenneth Leighton, presenting two further premiere recordings. One of the most famous...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (12/14/2009-12/15/2009)....continue...

Kenneth Lieghton: Piano Works

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-06-29

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Sonata for piano, Op 64; Preludes for piano; Winter Scene, suite for piano; Piano Sonata, no 3, Op. 27/3
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret

"Kenneth Leighton was a superb English composer whose music is slowly but surely gaining the international recognition it deserves...This new Chandos presents Fingerhut in superb...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (10/27/2009-10/28/2009)....continue...

Joy In The Morning

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Alec Roth: Unborn; The Traveller; Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Trois Noëls; Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Fletcher, Andrew; Gaunt, William; Jones, Sara; Skidmore, Greg; Vango, Susannah; Vocal], Amy Wood [Sorprano; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey

For their second release on Orchid Classics, Ex Cathedra present a brand new recording of Christmas repertoire based upon their highly successful "Christmas by Candlelight"...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, England (07/10/2009-07/11/2009)....continue...

Sounds of an Empire / Jonathan Dimmock, organ

1 CD / Raven Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Herbert Howells: Six Pieces for Organ; Psalm Prelude, Set 1; Gary Ratcliff: Psalm 84, for organ; George Thalben-Ball: Elegy for organ in B flat; David N. Johnson: Trumpet Tune in A major; Ralph Vaugh...
Performers: Dimmock, Jonathan

Recording information: Örgryte Nya Kyrka, Göteborg, Sweden (01/11/2007-01/12/2007)....continue...

See Amid the Winter's Snow: Christmas from Gloucester

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); O Little One S...
Performers: Lee, Mark

"Throughout the recital the singing of the choir gives a good deal of pleasure. The acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral is a very reverberant one but...continue...
Personnel: Mark "Anarchy" Lee (organ).

Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England....continue...

Angels' Song: The New Music of Salisbury Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Lennox Berkeley: The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 no 1; David Halls: Mass, for vocal soloists, chorus & organ; Pierre Villette: O salutaris hostia; Hymne à la Vierge, Op 24; Philip Wilby: Of An...
Performers: Halls, David

Once were Christmas Angels - The Pure Sound of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy (English); Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); O Little Town of Bethle...
Performers: Bowyer, Jeremy; Cooper, Ian [Mastering]; Criswell, Michael; Davey, Peter; Dutton, Paul; Elias, David; Harvey, Christopher; Ludford-Thomas, Daniel; Lyle, James; Mace, Michael; Pugh, Owen; Rees-William...

Something different & wonderfully enjoyable! The new Boy Trebles compilation awaited by collectors from the 25-year period covered by Abbey Label. It is much more...continue...

An Oxford Evening - Parry, Watson, etc / Darlington, et al

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Hubert Parry: Chorale prelude for organ ("Christe, Redemptor omnium") (from Set 1); Evening service in D major "Great"; Sydney Watson: How Sweet the Name of Jesus, for chorus & organ; Bernard Rose: V...
Performers: Driskill-Smith, Clive

Includes prayer(s) by Spoken Word....continue...

English Choral Music of the Twentieth Century

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-03-03

Works: Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Herbert Howells: My eyes for beauty pine; William H. Harris: Holy Is the True Light, for chorus; Love of Love and Light of Light, for chorus; Michael Tippett: D...
Performers: Farr, Stephen
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen

A compilation of twentieth century English choral music performed by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...continue...

Britten: Ceremony of Carols / Kelly, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Herbert Howells: Long, long ago; Richard Rodney Bennett: Out of your sleep; What sweeter music can we bring, for chorus; Gustav Holst: Old English Caro...
Performers: Bowes, Tim; Cave, Philip; Finnis, Jerome; Hallchurch, Philip; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lochmann, Daniel; McLusky, Fergus; Saunderson, Duncan; Witcomb, Nicholas

I Sing the Birth / New York Polyphony

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Andrew Smith: Veni Redemptor gentium, for vocal ensemble; Nunc dimittis, for vocal ensemble; Plainchant: Hodie Christus Natus Est (Mode 1); Ave Maria, gratia plena, tractus; Ecce advenit dominator Do...
Performers: Baber, Elizabeth; Cunningham, Ruth

Sweet Was the Song: English Music for Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-03-10

Works: Christmas Traditional: There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Coventry Carol (2); Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Here is the little door; Benjamin...

Head: By the River in Spring; Harty, Alwyn, Nelson, et al / Kenneth Smith, Paul Rhodes

1 CD / Divine Art / 2009-02-01

Works: Hamilton Harty: In Ireland; Edward German: Intermezzo; Suite for flute & piano; Michael Head: By the River in Spring; William Alwyn: Flute Sonata; Havelock Nelson: Eirie Cherie; In Venezuela; Thomas ...
Performers: Rhodes, Paul; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]

The flutist on this disc of British music is principal flute with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Kenneth Smith is now firmly established as one of Britain's...continue...

Welcome All Wonders! / Cathedral Choral Society

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones); Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); Rej...
Performers: Bruno, Jon; Eisenhour, Jeannie Cummins; Halley, Paul [Organ/Singer]; Kruse, Leslie; Levin, Jake; Nassor, Edward; Nassor, Edward M.; Plutz, Eric; Ringers, St. Columba Handbell; Schendel, Rebecca; Sheu...

This is an interesting mix of contemporary mixed-voice choir with organ and brass from the Cathedral Choral Society, the resident chorus of Washington National Cathedral....continue...
Personnel: Jake Levin (soprano, treble); Jeannette D. Warren, Margot T. Young, Kathleen Ying Shu Sheu, MaryKate Hotaling, Rebecca Christie, Portia Hargrove, Katelyn W. Kyser, Charlotte Jaeger, Jeannie...continue...

Make We Joy - Music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

1 CD / Quilisma (Loft) / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); This is the truth sent from above (English); Work(s); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas N...
Performers: Arthur, Malcolm; Carey, Colm; Cooper, Julie; Phillips, Tom [Zamir Chorale]; Poole, Elizabeth; Preston-Dunlop, Emma; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

Choral Evensong for St. Cuthbert's Day - Langlais, Tavener, etc / Lancelot, Shaw, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2008-12-09

Works: Jean Langlais: Pieces (24) for Organ, Op. 6; George Lloyd: The Windows; Ring christ; Francis Grier: For all thy saints, o Lord; Lord's Prayer; Kenneth Leighton: Magnificat; Nunc dimitis; John Tavener...
Performers: Shaw, Ian
Conductors: Lancelot, James
Ensemble: Durham Cathedral Choir

This recording alternating between music and the lessons of the service, seeks to encapsulate something of the form and feeling of the daily worship in...continue...

Leighton: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Hickox, Fox, BBC National Orchesta of Wales, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-11-25

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Symphony no 2, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, Op. 69 ("Sinfonia mistica in memoriam"); Te Deum Laudamus ("St. Cecilia")
Performers: Davies, Gareth Rhys [Baritone Vocal]; Fox, Sarah
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales

This second volume of orchestral music by Kenneth Leighton offers his Second Symphony and 'Te Deum laudamus'. The symphony was composed in 1973 – 74...continue...

Noël nouvelet - Mendelssohn, Rutter, Leighton, Lauridsen, Hakim, etc / Backhouse, Filsell, Vasari Singers

1 CD / Guild / 2008-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Anthems (6), Op. 79; Michael Head: The Little Road to Bethlehem; Bob Chilcott: Shepherd's Carol; Christmas Traditional: Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); Ding ...
Performers: Balzan, Nicola; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; McWilliams, Fiona; Stansfield, Jess; Wood, Matthew
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

The title of this recording translates as new, novel or novelty, so we have a Christmas disc that is traditional but with a fresh, modern...continue...

Serenity: Beautiful Choral Music [Box Set]

5 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-07-29

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Guillaume Dufay: Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmi...
Performers: Black, Richard; Bone, Corin; Costa, Neal Peres da; Donnelly, Mark; Drury, David; Duck-Chong, Jenny; Everingham, Craig; Fraser, Anna; Greco, David; Harvey, Ray; Lang, Genevieve; Macliver, Sara; McMaho...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Stanhope, Paul
Ensemble: ; Sirius String Quartet

With reviews describing cantillation as 'heaven on a stick' and 'an elegant and highly responsive group of singers' you cannot go past this ultimate collection...continue...

Heaven and Earth are Full of Thy Glory

1 CD / Priory / 2008-07-08

Works: Basil Harwood: Communion Service in A flat major; John Ireland: Communion Service in C major, for chorus & organ; Charles Wood: Short Communion Service in the Phrygian Mode; Harold Darke: Communion S...
Performers: Wright, Keith [Organ]
Conductors: Bielby, Jonathan

Since the mid-1960s there has been an ever-increasing trend in the Church of England for communion to become the principal Sunday service. Many cathedral choirs...continue...

To Music - An Anthology of English 20th Century Choral Music / Spicer, Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, et al

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-06-10

Works: Gerald Finzi: All This Night for chorus, Op 33; Paul Spicer: How Love Bleeds, for chorus & organ ("Four Carols for Dark Times"); Alive, for chorus & organ; Edgar Leslie Bainton: In the Wilderness, fo...
Performers: Davey, Hannah; Jeffrey, Richard; Kerrison, Bridget; Raeburn, Helena; Saint, David; Tjäder, Andrea
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

This anthology of 20th century English choral music brings together classics like Vaughan Williams' 'Three Shakespeare Songs' with unknown treasures like Edgar Bainton's 'In the...continue...

English Cathedral Series Vol 11 - Rupert Jeffcoat plays organ music from Coventry

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Christian Rinck: Variations on "God Save the King" for organ; Gustav Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1; Kenneth Leighton: Et Resurrexit, for organ, Op. 49; Micha...
Performers: Jeffcoat, Rupert

The organ of Coventry Cathedral is a remarkable instrument. The stereo effect of having the organ on either side of the building has not only...continue...

Leighton - Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Hickox, Scott, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-05-27

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Symphony for strings, Op. 3; Concerto for organ, string orchestra & timpani, Op. 58; Concerto for string orchestra, Op. 39
Performers: Scott, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Superb performances, superbly recorded, but the impact and power of the organ concerto is stunning. This is a wonderful issue on its own terms and...continue...

Leighton: The World's Desire, etc / Matthew Owens, Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Sequence for All Saints, Op. 75; Rockingham; O God, enfold me in the sun; Morning Canticles, for chorus; The World's Desire, for 4 voices, chorus & organ ("A Sequence for Epiphany")...
Performers: Bednall, David; Clulow, Simon; Cotton, Jacob; Foulkesl, Stephen; Maxwell, Leonie; Milne, Iain; Sheldrake, Christopher; Wells Cathedral Choir
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Wells Cathedral Choir

Kenneth Leighton's music stands at the heart of English cathedral repertoire and demonstrates the composer's happy absorption in this milieu from an early age. This...continue...

Best 100 Carols

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones); O...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Charlesworth, Stephen; Chilcott, Bob; Clarvis, Paul;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Rutter, John; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Tunick, Jonathan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hughes, O...
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

2007 release in the Best Classics 100 series, 100 Best Carols is the perfect Christmas release-- six CDs of the most famous carols, all time...continue...

Sweet Music of Christmas / Morrow, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-23

Works: Christmas Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; I Wonder As I Wande...
Performers: Holt, Lisa Roane; Koch, Laura; Wiles, John; Young, Kaycee
Conductors: Morrow, James
Ensemble: University of Texas Chamber Singers

The University of Texas Chamber Singers have been one of the premiere North American collegiate choral ensembles for nearly half a century, having been organized...continue...

The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album / John Rutter, Varcoe

1 CD / Collegium / 2007-10-09

Works: Henry Walford Davies: The holly and the ivy; Traditional: Blessed be that Maid Mary; Somerset Wassail; Shepherds in the field abiding; The infant king; What is this lovely fragrance?; Gabriel's messa...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Holton, Ruth; Kerslake, Karen; Orton, Stephen; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

"The program also provides a very healthy dose of original pieces, from Victoria's O magnum mysterium, Handel's For unto us a child is born, Kenneth...continue...