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DublinMusic for Good Friday - Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; Gerhard Markson; National Symphony Chorus Ireland; David Young; Cór na nÓg; Mary Amond O'Brien
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