Fernando Valenti

Fernando Valenti

Fernando Valenti (4 December 1926 - 6 September 1990) was an American harpsichordist. After instruction with Jose Iturbi and Ralph Kirkpatrick and a debut in 1950, he recorded and taught over a forty-year career. One of his most-noted students was Igor Kipnis. His recordings of Bach and Scarlatti were particularly well-regarded, and he was regularly mentioned in the pages of National Review by William F. Buckley Jr..

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* Obituary by William F. Buckley Jr. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n19_v42/ai_8914242
* Brief biography http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Valenti-Fernando.htm


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