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St John Passion disappointingly dispassionate in Oslo

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Reviewed at Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo on 6 April 2017
Bach, St John Passion, BWV245
Oslo Philharmonic
Norwegian Soloists' Choir
Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor
Andrew Staples, Tenor
Peter Harvey, Baritone
Elizabeth Watts, Soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland, Mezzo-soprano
Krešimir Stražanac, Baritone
Virtuosity and volume: Oslo Phil plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
***11
Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg
****1
A high Klaus operation: Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic
****1
Superstar performances from Yuja Wang and Klaus Mäkelä in Edinburgh
*****
Mäkelä leads his Oslo troops in a gripping Shostakovich 5
****1
With a fine Oslo Philharmonic, Yuja Wang wows the Proms
****1
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