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The HagueEstetics of the distinction: From Bach to Pärt

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Bach, Buxtehude, Pärt
Johanna Soller; Nederlandse Bachvereniging; Carine Tinney; Alex Potter

BrusselsCollegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe - J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

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Bach
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe; Collegium Vocale Gent; Marie-Luise Werneburg; Alex Potter; Guy Cutting

BarcelonaCollegium Vocale Gent & Herreweghe

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Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe; Dorothee Mields; Alex Potter; Guy Cutting; Johannes Kammler

BrugesCollegium Vocale Gent

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Bach
Philippe Herreweghe; Collegium Vocale Gent; Marie-Luise Werneburg; Alex Potter

BrugesCollegium Vocale Gent

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Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe; Collegium Vocale Gent; Marie-Luise Werneburg; Hana Blažíková; Alex Potter

ParisJohann Sebastian Bach: Messe en si

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Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe; Collegium Vocale Gent; Marie-Luise Werneburg; Yerin Mira; Alex Potter
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Ton Koopman’s ceremonial Bach at the Elbphilharmonie

Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra © Daniel Dittus

Ton Koopman’s Elbphilharmonie debut brings warmth, wit and stylistic brilliance to Bach’s festive cantatas, in a radiant Early Music season finale that balances ceremonial splendour with vivid, human-scale musicianship.

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Biblical Handel: Athalia in Halle

Marie Lys and the Leipzig Baroque Orchestra © Thomas Ziegler
Handel's third English oratorio is presented in strictly traditional fashion at the 2024 Halle Handel Festival but nonetheless generates drama, excitement and excellent singing. 
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Herreweghe achieves purity and unity in Bach's Mass in B minor

There are multiple ways of approaching Bach's Mass in B minor, from the one-to-a-part advocated by Joshua Rifkin to a more conventional large choral approach, and everything in between.
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A disappointing Mass in B minor from the BBCSO

Even Baroque specialist John Butt could not persuade the BBC Symphony Chorus to sing in tune
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Kantaten-Hitliste beim Bachfest Leipzig 2026: erfüllendes Spektakel

Gaechinger Cantorey mit Hans-Christoph Rademann, Katharina Konradi und Tobias Berndt © Bachfest Leipzig | Gert Mothes
50 Kantaten, 25 Motetten und 6 Orgel-Choralbearbeitungen durch 6 Ensembles in 12 Konzerten war die Formel für ein unvergessliches Projektrevival mit vielen Höhepunkten.
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Bachs Matthäus-Passion mit Herreweghe in Zürich

Chor und Orchester des Collegium Vocale Gent und ihr charismatischer Leiter Philippe Herreweghe, längst Legenden der historischen Aufführungspraxis, beweisen, dass die Doppelchörigkeit der Matthäus-Passion nicht nur ein Stereo-Phänomen ist.
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NaardenBach's St Matthew Passion

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Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Jos van Veldhoven; Nederlandse Bachvereniging; Kampen Boys Choir; Benjamin Hulett; Andreas Wolf