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Gordon Langford (11 May 1930 - 18 Apr 2017)

Male Person - United Kingdom English composer, arranger and pianist

Relationships (2)

Composer-In-Residence At

  1. At the Cenotaph

Collaborator On

  1. Twin Pianos

Recordings by (15)

  1. London Miniatures ?:?? (1984)
  2. Yellow Submarine 2:53 (Oct 1994)
  3. Angels We Have Heard on High 2:35 (1996)
  4. He Is Born, the Holy Child 4:51 (1998)
  5. Dancing in the Dark 2:05 (2001)
  6. Stranger in Paradise 3:09 (2001)
  7. Body and Soul 2:36 (2001)
  8. You and the Night and the Music 2:56 (2001)
  9. Romance 4:11 (2004)
  10. Barcarolle 3:18 (2004)
  11. Londonderry Air 2:34 (2004)
  12. O Little Town of Bethlehem 4:05 (30 Nov 2015)
  13. Side Saddle 1:51 ()
  14. Snowfall 2:16 ()
  15. Heart and Soul 2:42 ()

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Blow Away the Morning Dew 2:00 The King’s Singers, Gordon Langford Trio (1971)
  2. Shenandoah 3:23 The King’s Singers, Gordon Langford Trio (1971)
  3. Linstead Market 2:15 The King’s Singers, Gordon Langford Trio (1971)
  4. Wives and Lovers 2:20 The King’s Singers, Gordon Langford Trio (1971)
  5. The Oak and the Ash 2:53 The King’s Singers, Gordon Langford Trio (1971)
  6. None but the Lonely Heart 2:51 The King’s Singers, Gordon Langford Trio (1971)
  7. The Ash Grove 3:23 The King’s Singers (1974)
  8. Lass of Richmond Hill 1:58 The King’s Singers (1974)
  9. The Oak and the Ash 3:06 The King’s Singers (1985)
  10. Nouveau Poor 2:38 The King’s Singers (1987)
  11. Deck the Halls 1:39 The King’s Singers (1989)
  12. Marche militaire 3:52 Black Dyke Band, Geoffrey Brand (Jun 1991)
  13. Marche joyeuse 3:22 Black Dyke Band, Geoffrey Brand (Jun 1991)
  14. The Lost Chord 5:11 Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir, J. Glyn Williams (1991)
  15. God Bless the Prince of Wales 3:08 Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Ieuan Davies (1991)
  16. The Last Rose of Summer ?:?? Phillip McCann, Sellers Engineering Band, Roy Newsome (1991)
  17. Nuns' Chorus from "Casanova" ?:?? Phillip McCann, Roy Newsome, Sellers Engineering Band, Douglas Blackledge (1991)
  18. The Ash Grove 3:20 Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Ieuan Davies (1991)
  19. Lullaby, op. 66, no. 15 2:14 Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble, Gordon Langford (1993)
  20. Norwegian Dances, op. 35, no. 1 4:12 Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (1993)
  21. Anitra’s Dance, op. 48, no. 3 3:00 Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (1993)
  22. Holberg Suite, op. 40: Air 4:42 Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (1993)
  23. March of the Trolls, op. 54, no. 3 3:28 Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (1993)
  24. Nun's Chorus (from Casanova) 3:42 Besses o’ the Barn Band, Alec Evans (1993)

Conducted

  1. So in Love 3:40 Lorna Dallas and Jim Smilie with Orchestra conducted by Gordon Langford (1985)
  2. Walzer Es‐Dur „Hoffnungswalzer“, WoO 14/3 3:15 The National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Gordon Langford (1990)
  3. Mountaineer’s Tune, op. 73, no. 7 2:30 Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble, Gordon Langford (1993)

Instruments

  1. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 3:22 Ronnie Price and Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra (1985) piano
  2. Ain’t Misbehavin’ 3:17 Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra (1985) piano
  3. Easy to Love 3:00 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  4. Stars in My Eyes 3:05 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  5. Love Theme from Elvira Madigan 4:34 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  6. Baubles, Bangles and Beads 3:23 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  7. Laura 3:32 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  8. Full Moon and Empty Arms 4:40 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  9. The Story of a Starry Night 3:38 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  10. Vienna, City of My Dreams 3:24 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  11. Tonight We Love 2:42 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  12. My Twilight Dream 3:19 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  13. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 3:20 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  14. Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman 3:20 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  15. No Other Love 3:12 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  16. Our Love 4:25 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  17. Romance from "Soirées de Saint-Petersbourg" 4:12 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  18. Hey There 3:45 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  19. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows 3:43 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano
  20. Moon Love 4:36 The Romantic Strings and Twin Pianos (1992) piano

Arranged

  1. Nocturne in E-flat, op. 9 no.2 4:23 James Galway, National Philharmonic Orchestra, David Measham (Aug 1983) flute

Arranged

  1. Phil the Fluter’s Ball 2:51 The King’s Singers (1975)
  2. Widdicombe Fair 3:08 The King’s Singers (1975)

Credited as (50)

  1. Gordon Langford
  2. Trad. / arr. Gordon Langford
  3. G. Langford
  4. [traditional] / Gordon Langford
  5. Benjamin Godard / Gordon Langford
  6. Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra, Gordon Langford
  7. Gordon Langford & Douglas Gamley and Orchestra
  8. [traditional]. Arr. Langford
  9. London Festival Orchestra, Gordon Langford
  10. National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gordon Langford
  11. Gordon Langford and his Orchestra
  12. Black Dyke Band, Gordon Langford
  13. Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg / Gordon Langford
  14. Spike Milligan, Alan Clare / Gordon Langford
  15. Georges Auric / Gordon Langford
  16. Douglas Gamley & Gordon Langford
  17. G. Linley, B. Richards, arr. G. Langford
  18. Proctor, Sullivan, arr. G. Langford
  19. [traditional], arr. G. Langford
  20. Arthur Sullivan / Gordon Langford
  21. Ronnie Price & Gordon Langford
  22. Gordon Langford & Douglas Gamley
  23. Franz Schubert / Gordon Langford
  24. Lev Knipper / Gordon Langford
  25. Emmanuel Chabrier / Gordon Langford
  26. Gaetano Donizetti / Gordon Langford
  27. Jacques Offenbach / Gordon Langford
  28. Johann Strauss II / Gordon Langford
  29. Irish traditional / Gordon Langford
  30. Camille Saint‐Saëns / Gordon Langford
  31. Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
  32. Ronnie Price and Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
  33. Lorna Dallas and Jim Smilie with Orchestra conducted by Gordon Langford
  34. James Lord Pierpont arr. Gordon Langford
  35. Traditional / Gordon Langford
  36. Georges Bizet / Gordon Langford
  37. The National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Gordon Langford
  38. Trad. arr. Langford
  39. Sullivan arr. Langford
  40. Various arr. Langford
  41. [traditional] arranged Gordon Langford
  42. King Henry VIII of England arranged Gordon Langford
  43. Stan Tracey / Benjamin Britten / Gordon Langford
  44. Trad. Irish folksong / Gordon Langford
  45. Gordon Langford & Orchester
  46. Trad. English arr. Gordon Langford
  47. Trad. German arr. Gordon Langford
  48. Gordon Langford und sein Orchester
  49. Gordon Langford und Douglas Gamley, Romantic Strings
  50. Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble, Gordon Langford

Works (57)

Arranged

  1. España
  2. Cossack Patrol
  3. Concerto for Trombone and Military Band
  4. Concerto for Trombone and Military Band: III. Allegro
  5. Concerto for Trombone and Military Band: II. Andante cantabile
  6. Concerto for Trombone and Military Band: I. Allegro vivace
  7. The Girl I Left Behind Me
  8. My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose
  9. Deck the Halls
  10. The Beautiful Galathea
  11. Overture to "The Daughter of the Regiment"
  12. Billy Boy
  13. Pavane, op, 50
  14. Waltzing Matilda
  15. Irish Washerwoman
  16. A Sullivan Fantasy
  17. Light Cavalry Overture
  18. The Lost Chord
  19. La bohème: Grand Fantasia
  20. Mary’s Boy Child
  21. Jingle Bells
  22. O du fröhliche
  23. A Valley Called Rhondda
  24. Sir Roger de Coverly
  25. Sally In Our Alley
  26. On Ilkley Moor Baht'at
  27. The Fifth of August (Brigg Fair)
  28. Carnival of the Animals Suite: I. Marche royale du Lion
  29. Carnival of the Animals Suite: II. Tortues
  30. Carnival of the Animals Suite: III. L'Éléphant
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Composed

  1. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (1969)
  2. Colour Suite
  3. Colour Suite: March
  4. Say It With Music
  5. Endeavour
  6. West Country Fantasy
  7. Carmen Fantasy
  8. North Country Fantasy
  9. Prelude and Fugue
  10. Rhapsody for Trombone
  11. Sinfonietta
  12. London Miniatures
  13. London Miniatures: 1. London Calls
  14. London Miniatures: 2. Soho
  15. London Miniatures: 3. Green Park
  16. London Miniatures: 4. Trafalgar Square
  17. London Miniatures: 5. Cenotaph
  18. London Miniatures: 6. Horseguards
  19. Three Songs of the South (medley)
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Arranged

  1. Famous British Marches
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Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87-814647/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/gordon-langford
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134721616
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87814647
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140339445

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Langford

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/839331

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000010871

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1068293/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/29732605

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1538046