One of the leading voices in the early music movement has died. Dutch Harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt passed away yesterday at the age of 84. In 1955, Leonhardt formed the Leonhardt Consort to perform the music of Bach. His students included Bob van Asperen, Christopher Hogwood, Philippe Herreweghe and Richard Egarr. Leonhardt recorded over 70 discs on all the major classical labels. A full obituary can be found here.
He performed steadily until about one month ago. Here's a video from December 12, 2011
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