The abundant legacy of Gustav Leonhardt’s recordings for Telefunken’s Das Alte Werk series invites us to follow his trajectory as a performer from the early 1960’s onwards, a time when the new codes of early music had yet to be invented, when their success depended above all on the strength of conviction of the performer. Leonhardt’s was strengthened by dialogue: with a range of partners whose variety defies all preconceived ideas, with ancient instruments or modern copies of all types, with repertoires as diverse as Byrd, Purcell, Rameau, Johann Sebastian but also Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Not forgetting the 1970 Monteverdi LP, which has never been reissued since. The image of a pope of early music isolated in his tower and frozen in a school style does not last long after listening to this historical sum, extended here by the later series of recordings under the Virgin Veritas flag.
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1053
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV1054
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV1055
Bach, J S: Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F major, BWV1057
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV1058
Bach, J S: Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV1059
Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV1060
Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV1061
Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV1062
Bach, J S: Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor, BWV1063
Bach, J S: Concerto for Three Keyboards in C major, BWV1064
Bach, J S: Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor (after Vivaldi), BWV1065
Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV1060
Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV1061
Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV1062
Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Bach, J S: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903
Bach, J S: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, BWV964
Bach, J S: Toccata in G major, BWV916
Bach, J S: Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV996
Bach, J S: Keyboard Sonata in G major, BWV 968 (after BWV 1005)
Bach, J S: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Nos. 1-6, BWV1014-1019
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV895
Bach, J S: Suite in F minor, BWV823
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fughetta in D minor, BWV899
Bach, J S: Prelude in F major, BWV927
Bach, J S: Quodlibet, BWV524
Bach, J S: Prelude in E major, BWV937
Bach, J S: Trio in G minor, BWV929
Bach, J S: So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife, BWV515
Bach, J S: Prelude in D minor, BWV940
Bach, J S: Canon a 2 perpetuus, BWV1075
Bach, J S: Canon super fa mi a 7 post tempus misicum, BWV1078
Bach, J S: Prelude in D major, BWV925
Bach, J S: Gib dich zufrieden, BWV511
Bach, J S: Canon a 4 perpetuus, BWV1073
Bach, J S: Canone doppio sopr’il soggetto, BWV1077
Bach, J S: O Herzensangst, o Bangigkeit, BWV400
Bach, J S: Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr, BWV384
Bach, J S: Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen, BWV452
Bach, J S: Prelude in C major, BWV939
Bach, J S: Fugue in C major, BWV952
Bach, J S: Was betruebst du dich, mein Herze, BWV423
Bach, J S: Vergiss mein nicht, BWV505
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV691 ‘Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten’
Bach, J S: Wer nur den liebe Gott laesst walten, BWV434
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV690 ‘Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten’
Bach, J S: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992
Bach, J S: English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811
Bach, J S: Partitas Nos. 1-6, BWV825-830
Bach, J S: Sonata (Cantata BWV 182)
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV152 ‘Tritt auf die Glaubenbahn’
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV56 ‘Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen’
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV55 ‘Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht’
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV114 ‘Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost’
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV7 ‘Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam’
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV8 ‘Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?’
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV106 ‘Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit’ (Actus tragicus)
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV198 ‘Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl’ (Trauerode)
Krieger, A: Der Unbestand ist ihr verwandt
Krieger, A: Der Liebe Macht herrscht Tag und Nacht
Krieger, A: Der Rheinsche Wein
Albert, H: Waldgesang
Albert, H: Lob der Freundschaft
Albert, H: Vorjahrsliedchen
Biber: Serenade in C major “Nightwatchman’s Call”
Hasse, N: Meine Seele willt du ruhn
Hasse, N: Von der Ewigkeit
Hasse, N: Ich wall auf Erden hin und her
Schütz: Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott, SWV447
Purcell: Fly swift ye hours, Z369
Purcell: Who can from joy refrain?, Z342
Purcell: Return revolting rebels (from Timon of Athens, Z632)
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway (‘The Bell Anthem’), Z49
Purcell: Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z10
Purcell: O God, thou art my god, Z35
Purcell: Chacony in G minor – for Two Violins, Viola and Bass Z730
Purcell: O God, thou hast cast us out, Z36
Purcell: My heart is inditing, Z30
Purcell: Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50
Purcell: Overture in D minor Z771
Purcell: Pavan in B flat major, Z750
Purcell: Ground in D minor, ZD222
Purcell: Overture in G minor, Z770
Purcell: Pavan in A minor for two violins and bass, Z749
Purcell: 3 Parts Upon a Ground
Purcell: Overture in G minor Z772
Purcell: Suite No. 6 in D major, Z 667
Purcell: Pavan for Three Violins and Bass in G minor – Z752
Purcell: Suite No. 6 in D major, Z 667
Purcell: Pavan for Three Violins and Bass in G minor – Z752
Purcell: Sefauchi’s Farewell, Z656
Purcell: A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682
Purcell: Trio Sonata in A Minor, Z804 (from Ten Sonatas in Four Parts)
Purcell: Fantasia No. 7
Purcell: Now does the glorious day appear (from Come ye sons of Art, Z323)
Purcell: Love’s goddess sure was blind, Z331
Purcell: Come ye sons of art (Ode for Queen Mary’s birthday, 1694), Z 323
Couperin, F: Offertoire sur les grands jeux
excerpt, Couperin, F: L’art de toucher le clavecin
Poglietti: Ricercar primi toni
Grigny: Cromorne en taille à deux parties
Rameau: Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin: La Triomphante
Rameau: L’Entretien des muses
Rameau: Platée: Menuets I & II
Rameau: Les tourbillons
Rameau: Sarabande
Rameau: La villageoise
anon.: Daphne
anon.: Resonet in laudibus
Froberger: Capriccio No. II
Froberger: Fantasia No. 3
Froberger: Toccata No. 11 (da sonarsi alla levatione)
Froberger: Ricercar II
Froberger: Canzona No. 2 in G minor
Froberger: Toccata No. 9
Froberger: Suite No. 18
Froberger: Toccata No. 18 in F major
Froberger: Suite No. 12 in C major
Kuhnau: The Biblical Sonatas
Reincken: An Wasserflussen Babylon
Scheidemann: Praeambulum in D minor
Bach, J S: Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV554
Böhm, G: Suite for Harpsichord No. 6 in E flat minor
Böhm, G: Suite No. 8 in F minor
Böhm, G: Suite No. 9 in F minor
Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 433 in F minor
Bach, J C: Harpsichord Sonata, Op. 5 No. 2 in D major
Frescobaldi: Toccata Settima
Frescobaldi: Toccata undecima (1615)
Frescobaldi: Canzona terza for organ
Frescobaldi: Toccata in G major
Frescobaldi: Fantasia sesta sopra doi soggetti
Frescobaldi: Five Gagliardes
Turini: Sonata in A minor
Caccini, G: Amarilli mia bella
Marini, B: Balletto secondo a tre & a quattro
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K3 in A minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K52 in D minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K215 in E major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K216 in E major
Monteverdi: Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153
Monteverdi: Interrotte speranze
Monteverdi: Eccomi pronta ai baci
Monteverdi: Tempro la cetra
Monteverdi: Tu dormi? Ah crudo core
Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Book 8), SV 163
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV209 ‘Non sa che sia dolore’ (Italian Cantata)
Mondonville: Pièces de clavecin en sonates
Rameau: Pièces de Clavecin en concerts
Dowland: Pavane in C major
Lawes, W: Suite No. 1 in C minor
Lawes, W: Suite No. 2 in F major
Lawes, W: Fantasia Suite No. 7 in D minor
Lawes, W: Suite No. 3 in B-flat major : in nomine
Coprario: Fantasia
Coprario: Fantasia Suite (early 1620s)
Byrd: Pavan
Byrd: Galliard
Byrd: Fantasia No. 2
Byrd: Fantasia à 3 No. 3
Simpson, T: Bonny Sweet Robin, ricercar from Taffel-consort (1621)
Lupo, T: Fantasia
Byrd: Pavan à 6
Byrd: Galliard a 6
Byrd: Miserere a3
Morley: Nancie
Morley: Fantasia
Bull, J: Fantasy on Ut re me fa sol la
Bull, J: The duchesse of brunswick’s toye [most sweet and fayre]
Dowland: Flow my teares (Lacrimæ)
Dowland: Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597)
Tomkins: Pavan Of Three Parts
Tomkins: Galliard Of Three Parts
Tomkins: A sad Pavan for these distracted times
Gibbons, O: Pavan (a)
Farnaby, G: Fantasia in D
Farnaby, G: Spagnioletta (‘new’)
Tisdale: Pavana Chromatica (Mrs. Katherin Tregians Paven)
anon.: A toye
Biber: Harmonia artificiosa ariosa
Biber: Mensa Sonora
Muffat, Georg: Armonico Tributo
Rosenmüller: Sonata VII a 4
Scheidt: Paduan a 4
Schmelzer: Sonata XII à 5
Schmelzer: Sonata IX a 5
Handel: Sonata in A minor for recorder and continuo, HWV362, Op. 1 No. 4
Handel: Sonata in C major for recorder and continuo, HWV365, Op. 1 No. 7
Handel: Sonata in B flat major for recorder and continuo, HWV377 ‘Fitzwilliam I’
Handel: Sonata in G minor for recorder and continuo, HWV360, Op. 1 No. 2
Handel: Sonata in D minor for recorder and continuo, HWV367a, Op. 1 No. 9a ‘Fitzwilliam III’
Handel: Sonata in F major for recorder and continuo, HWV369, Op. 1 No. 11
Handel: Trio Sonata, HWV 389 in F major, Op. 2 No. 4
Bach, C P E: Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major, Wq. 172 (H439)
Bach, C P E: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Wq. 170 (H432)
Bach, C P E: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Wq. 171 (H436)
Bach, C P E: Concerto for harpsichord, pianoforte and strings, Wq. 47 (H479)
Bach, J C: Sinfonia concertante in F major, WC38
Bach, W F: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in E major, F 46
Bach, C P E: Symphony in D major, Wq. 183 / 1 (H663)
Bach, C P E: Symphony in E flat major, Wq. 183 / 2 (H664)
Bach, C P E: Symphony in F major, Wq. 183 / 3 (H665)
Bach, C P E: Symphony in G major, Wq. 183 / 4 (H666)
Bach, C P E: Hamburg Symphony in B minor, Wq. 182 / 5 (H661)