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Gustav Leonhardt
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Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor (1928–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Works
- 5
Top works
- The art of fugue
- Die Verwaltung der Oesterreichisch-ungarischen Bank 1878-1885
- L'art de la fugue
- Bach:Goldberg Variations
- Het huis Bartolotti en zijn bewoners
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Film & TV
Known for
- Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach — Johann Sebastian Bach1968
- Signalement van Jean Marie Straub1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 39,339
- Total plays
- 510,581
Tags
baroqueClassicalharpsichordearly musicconductor
Gustav Leonhardt (30 May 1928, 's-Graveland – 16 January 2012, Amsterdam) was a renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. Leonhardt was a leading figure in the movement to perform music on period instruments. He professionally played many instruments, including the harpsichord, pipe organ, claviorganum (a combination of harpsichord and organ), clavichord and fortepiano. He also conducted orchestras and choruses. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gustav+Leonhar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustav
- Family name
- Leonhardt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Netherlands
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- art collector
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Employer
- University of Siena
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Dutch
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- harpsichord
- Image
- Gustav Leonhardt, 2008 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- Commons category
- Gustav Leonhardt
- date of birth
- 1928-05-30
- date of death
- 2012-01-16
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
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