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Philip Ledger
Personb. 1937 · East Sussex, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Sir Philip Ledger (1937–2012) was an English organist, conductor, composer and academic born in Bexhill-on-Sea. He served as Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge (1974–1982) and later as Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Ledger was renowned for his work in choral and early music, editing major anthologies and composing anthems, carols and organ pieces that remain staples of the Anglican repertoire. He conducted the Bach Choir and recorded extensively for EMI and other labels, collaborating with leading British choirs and soloists.
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Vaughan Williams: Rolling in the Dew
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Tallis: If Ye Love Me
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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Come, Blooming Boy" (Pleasure)
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Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C (Second Verse)
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Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
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Taverner: Dum transisset Sabbatum I
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Delius: To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water: I. Slow, But Not Dragging
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Lotti: Crucifixus a 8 voci
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