Gustav Leonhardt

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Gustav Leonhardt (born May 30, 1928) is a highly acclaimed Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor. He was a leader in the movement to record on period instruments.

Leonhardt is perhaps most famous for his recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas with Nikolaus Harnoncourt spanning twenty years, from 1971 to 1990.

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