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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