Frans Brüggen has died

[PsB]

Frans Brüggen, one of the great pioneers of playing baroque music on "period instruments" died this week at the age of 79. As a soloist he did much to promote the recorder but was also an accomplished flautist. He was probably best known these days as a conductor, leading the Orchestra of the 18th Century (which stretched to early 19th C classical music). Another great musician gone.


http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/14/frans-bruggen-dutch-conductor-orchestra-of-the-18th-century

 

[lennyw]

Yup, that first generation are all getting on now.
Harnoncourt was born in 1929 (full name: Count Nikolaus de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt! Wow!)
Koopman 1944
Herreweghe 1947
Goebel 1952

 

[apeiron]

RIP