Gustav Leonhardt (born May 30, 1928) is a Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word Dutch when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language. ...
Most famous for the recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata's with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in twenty years, from 1971 to 1990. Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685[1] (O.S.) – July 28, 1750[2] (N.S.)) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period, and is universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born December 6, 1929) is an Austrian conductor, known for his historically accurate performances of music from the classical era and earlier. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
GustavLeonhardt (born May 30, 1928) is a highly acclaimed Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
From 1947 to 1950 GustavLeonhardt studied organ and harpsichord with Eduard Müller at the Schola Cantorum in Basel.
Although Leonhardt has performed and conducted a diversity of music from the Baroque and Classical music era periods, he is particularly known for his recording series, which he shared with Harnoncourt, of Bach's complete cantatas spanning twenty years, from 1971 to 1990.
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