Gustav Leonhardt, RIP

Chris

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Gustav Leonhardt, RIP

02-04-2012, 06:00 AM

Somehow I missed this news, but Gustav Leonhardt died on January 16.

Truly a great keyboard player, conductor, and scholar. The first harpsichord recordings I remember hearing were by him.
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Roehre

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02-04-2012, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by Chris View Post

Somehow I missed this news, but Gustav Leonhardt died on January 16.

Truly a great keyboard player, conductor, and scholar. The first harpsichord recordings I remember hearing were by him.

My first Bach Goldberg-variations were his. Very treasured performance/recording, and what a world of difference with that other Goldberg, Gould's 1955 recording (also very treasured btw).
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