Gustav Leonhardt believed that music, like visual art, required the illusion created by the magical articulation of movement and gesture for its performance.
Interpretation
Gustav Leonhardt only re-recorded three of the eleven compositions on this album later in his career, making the majority of this recording unique in his discography.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in spring 1962 for Cambridge Records, a small label in Boston, and was initially available only in the United States.
Recording & Production
This recording has not been previously released on CD or digitally and was not included in any of the 'Gustav Leonhardt Editions' from other labels.
Performer Biography
Gustav Leonhardt, though primarily known as a harpsichordist, dedicated fifty years to performing and recording on Europe's finest historic organs.
Instruments
The album features Gustav Leonhardt performing on the Arp & Frans Caspar Schnitger organ from 1721, located in the Sint-Michaëlskerk in Zwolle, Holland.
Recording & Production
The original reel-to-reel tape masters of this recording have not survived; a rare, well-preserved LP was used for the digital transfer.
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