
Bach’s D minor Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1052 stands as a […]
Telemann’s twelve “Methodic Sonatas” come from that happy time when
All of these Bach recordings featuring the late Gustav Leonhardt date from the 1960s and ’70s, excepting a 1988 recital of organ works, and haven’t
Can it be that this wonderful performance is 51 years old? As remastered here, it sounds as fresh as many more modern recordings, and its
Recorded exactly 50 years ago (1954) in Vienna–in mono–this reissue sounds as if it could have been recorded last week, and for fans of Alfred
This disc pays eloquent tribute to the duck-billed platypus of the Baroque period, the “claviorganum”–half-harpsichord, half-organ. How does it sound? Well, exactly like a harpsichord
The catalog may contain more ebullient, elaborately ornamented versions of Bach’s Partitas and English Suites, yet Gustav Leonhardt’s knowing mastery offers its own rewards. His
The harpsichord isn’t the most ingratiating instrument to listen to for long periods, but when you hear one that’s well-made–full-bodied, with a resonance that’s complementary
Twenty-five years after Alfred Deller’s death, Vanguard Classics is reminding us, with reissues such as this one, why the singer was one of the great