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DortmundSir Simon Rattle – Bach Matthäus-Passion

Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Florian Helgath; Miriam Feuersinger; Magdalena Kožená; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Roderick Williams
ParisJohann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion

Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle; Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Chœur d'enfants de l'Orchestre de Paris; Richard Wilberforce; Reinoud Van Mechelen
BarcelonaPassió segons sant Mateu de Bach, amb Rattle

Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Glòria Comas i Pedrals; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Tomáš Král; Miriam Feuersinger; Magdalena Kožená
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Isabelle Faust joins the FBO for a performance of Schumann's Violin Concerto, a work embargoed by the composer's friends after his death.
Highly polished Mozart from Freiburg Baroque in Melbourne

Melbourne-born soprano Sioghan Stagg returns for a one night stand with Kristian Bezuidenhout and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra as part of their Australian tour.
Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

In a concert performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, conductor René Jacobs gives his own – thrilling – take on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
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Reuniting two old friends and collaborators, the Staatsoper Berlin presents a new production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée, with mixed results.
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One of the world's top period instrument ensembles bring Handel's Water Music and other baroque classics to Klosters.
Excellent revival of Claus Guth's Saul at Theater an der Wien
“How Excellent.” The first words sung in Handel’s Saul are in praise of God and were first uttered in a performance nearly three centuries ago. But they apply equally to Claus Guth’s interpretation of the work staged by Theater an der Wien.
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Barcelona’s dazzling modernista concert venue sees guest soloists and orchestras from across the world appear in this year’s season, with highlights almost too many to mention.
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The Freiburger Barockorchester (Freiburg Baroque Orchestra) is was founded in 1987, with the mission statement: "to enliven the world of Baroque music with new sounds". Managing Director Hans-Georg Kaiser answers our Baroque Inquisition.



