August Wenzinger
August Wenzinger (1905–1996) was a prominent cellist, viol player, conductor, teacher, and music scholar from Basel, Switzerland. He was a pioneer of historically informed performance, both as a master of the viola da gamba and as a conductor of Baroque orchestral music and operas.
Wenzinger received his basic musical training at the Basel Conservatory, then went on to study cello with Paul Grümm…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Switzerland
- Born
- November 14th, 1905
- Died
- December 25th, 1996
- Labels
- Deutsche Grammophon