Bill Hong wrote regarding Monteverdi recordings in the 50s:
>there may not have been any at the time
Oh yes, there were some. We have some listed. We don't have comprehensive
coverage beyond the generation of Josquin, so I can't make comprehensive
statements, but I'm sure there were several. For instance, Machaut's Mass
had been recorded 3 times by 1956.
Todd McComb
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