May 30 - Gustav Leonhardt (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Gustav Leonhardt (30 May 1928  – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. 
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On Record

Gustav Leonhardt could evoke

The sundry styles of the Baroque,

Gustav Leonhardt played a myriad

Of the keyboards of the period,

Gustav Leonhardt played old pieces

In a flood of his releases.

Today on YouTube you can start

To learn the lore of Leonhardt.

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