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Haydn's The Creation given a high-flying staging in Estonia

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“the Latvia State Choir... tonal subtlety and sheer vocal beauty of sound”
Reviewed at St Birgitta Convent, Tallinn on 7 August 2015
Haydn, The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
Risto Joost, Conductor
Ran Arthur Braun, Director
Marcin Bronikowski, Baritone
Juhan Tralla, Tenor
Alfia Kamalova, Soprano
State Choir Latvija
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
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***11
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***11
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