Gustav Leonhardt obituary |
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| Harpsichordist at the heart of the early music movementThroughout the second half of the 20th century, Gustav Leonhardt, who has died aged 83, was a pioneer and pillarof the early music movement. As a harpsichordist, organist, scholar, conductor and teacher, he was a major figure, exercising very considerable influence on his contemporaries and juniors, and in particular making the Netherlands a focal centre for the performance of Baroque music, gathering round himself artists such as the…
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| TAG: Classical music, Culture, Music, Netherlands, Obituaries, The Guardian, World news |
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