Various Composers - Baroque Revolution (Gustav Leonhardt)

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• Johann Sebastian Bach - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: No. 8, Prelude in F Major, BWV 927
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Canon a 2 perpetuus in D Minor, BWV 1075
• George Frideric Handel - Recorder Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 11, HWV 369
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Excerpts)
• François Couperin - L'art de toucher le clavecin (Excerpts)
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056
• Georg Philipp Telemann - Nouveaux quatuors "Paris Quartets": No. 1 in D Major, TWV 43:D3
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite in E Minor, BWV 996
• Henry Purcell - Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday"
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014
• Girolamo Frescobaldi - Il secondo libro di toccate
• Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville - Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in F Major, Op. 3 No. 2
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: No. 20, Erbauliche Gedanken eines Tobackrauchers, BWV 515a
• Johann Sebastian Bach - O Herzensangst, o Bangigkeit und Zagen!, BWV 400
• Jean-Philippe Rameau - Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en la: La triomphante
• Jean-Philippe Rameau - Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi: La villageoise
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A Minor, BWV 1065
• Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 3
• Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 216
• Johann Sebastian Bach - English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
• Heinrich Schütz - Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, SWV 477
• Johann Christian Bach - Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Op. 5 No. 2
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825
• John Dowland - Pavan in C
• Samuel Scheidt - Ludi musici I: No. 5, Paduan a 4
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152
• Johann Jakob Froberger - Toccata in F Major, FbWV 118
• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber - Fidicinium sacro-profanum: Sonata V
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto No. 3 in A Major, Wq. 172
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus Tragicus": No. 1, Sonatina
• Orlando Gibbons - Pavan in A
• Thomas Morley - Nancie
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus Tragicus" (Excerpts)
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in E-Flat Major, F. 46
• Giulio Caccini - Le nuove musiche: No. 8, Amarilli mia bella (Arr. Philips for Harpsichord)
• Claudio Monteverdi - Settimo libro de madrigali "Concerto": No. 16, Interrotte speranze
• William Byrd - Fantasia a 3 No. 4 in C Minor

Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord & conductor

Compilation: 2025

Label: Warner Classics

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Gustav Leonhardt (1928–2012) was a renowned Dutch conductor, harpsichordist, and scholar, widely regarded as a leading figure in the early music movement. Specializing in Baroque music, he was known for his expertise in historically informed performance practices. Leonhardt was a prominent advocate for using period instruments and was instrumental in reviving interest in the music of composers like Bach, Handel, and Couperin. He was also a respected teacher and held professorships at various institutions. Leonhardt's recordings and performances with ensembles such as the Leonhardt-Consort are highly esteemed, and his contributions to the world of classical music continue to be celebrated.