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Gustav Leonhardt
Personb. 1928 · 's-Graveland, Netherlands, Netherlands
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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.
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Geminiani: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Adagio
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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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Quantz: Trio Sonata for Flute, Recorder and Continuo in C Major, QV 2:Anh. 3: I. Affetuoso
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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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Mondonville: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in F Major, Op. 3 No. 2: II. Aria
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Veracini: Recorder Sonata to the Elector of Saxony No. 2 in G Major: IV. Allegro
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Coperario: Fantasia-Suite in D Major, RC 115: III. Galliard
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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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Böhm: Keyboard Suite No. 8 in F Minor: IV. Ciacona
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Farnaby: Spagnioletta
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Marcello, B: Recorder Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Allegro
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Bach, CPE: Cello Concerto No. 3 in A Major, Wq. 172: III. Allegro assai (Cadenza by Bylsma)
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