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Gustav Leonhardt
Personb. 1928 · 's-Graveland, Netherlands, Netherlands
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Bio
Gustav Leonhardt was a Dutch harpsichordist, organist, conductor and pedagogue born in 's-Graveland in 1928. A central figure in the early-music revival, he championed historically informed performance on period instruments and helped establish the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. He recorded extensively for labels including Teldec, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and Sony Classical, notably the complete Bach cantatas with Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Leonhardt taught at the Amsterdam Conservatory and influenced generations of keyboard players; his refined, articulate style shaped modern Baroque interpretation until his death in 2012.
Popular tracks
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Geminiani: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Adagio
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- 22:45
Handel: Recorder Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 7, HWV 365: I. Larghetto
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Telemann: Tafelmusik, Pt. 3, No. 1, Ouverture-Suite in B-Flat Major, TWV 55:B1: II. Bergerie. Un peu vivement
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- 43:17
Quantz: Trio Sonata for Flute, Recorder and Continuo in C Major, QV 2:Anh. 3: I. Affetuoso
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- 52:28
Marcello, B: Recorder Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Allegro
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Mondonville: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in F Major, Op. 3 No. 2: II. Aria
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- 71:54
Chédeville: Il pastor fido, Op. 13, Recorder Sonata No. 6 in G Major: II. Alla breve (Formerly Attributed to Vivaldi as RV 57)
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- 82:41
Veracini: Recorder Sonata to the Elector of Saxony No. 2 in G Major: IV. Allegro
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- 90:33
Kuhnau: Biblische Sonate No. 1 "Der Streit zwischen David und Goliath": VI. Dem Goliath der Stein in die Stirne geschleudert wird
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- 101:53
Coperario: Fantasia-Suite in D Major, RC 115: III. Galliard
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- 112:33
Böhm: Keyboard Suite No. 8 in F Minor: IV. Ciacona
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Ode “Welcome to all pleasures
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Albums
Handel: Recorder Sonatas
Album · 1962
Flute Sonatas from the Italian Baroque, Vol. 2
Album · 1972
Bach, JS : Sacred Cantatas Vol.3 : BWV 37-52, 54-60
Album · 1974
Baroque Revolution
Album · 2025
Telemann: Recorder Sonatas & Fantasias
Album · 1993
Telemann: Paris Quartets
Album · 1964
Flute Sonatas from the Italian Baroque
Album · 1972
Bach: Sacred Cantatas, BWV 7 - 9
Album · 1994
Bach, JS : Sacred Cantatas Vol.7 : BWV 119-137
Album · 1981
Bach, JS : Sacred Cantatas Vol.10 : BWV 183-188, 192, 194-199
Album · 1988
Reincken, Scheidemann, Böhm, Handel & Bach: Harpsichord and Organ Works
Album · 2022
Bach: Concertos for 2, 3 & 4 Harpsichords, BWV 1060 - 1065
Album · 2022