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Promenading on Golgotha: Bach Collegium Japan perform the St John Passion

Masaaki Suzuki
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Carolym Sampson and the Bach Collegium Japan
© BBC | Mark Allan
Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler and Masaaki Suzuki
© BBC | Mark Allan
Masaaki Suzuki directs Bach Collegium Japan
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“nobody does Bach quite like the Bach Collegium Japan, founded in 1990 by Suzuki”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 19 August 2024
Bach, St John Passion, BWV245
Benjamin Bruns, Tenor
Christian Immler, Baritone
Yusuke Watanabe, Bass
Carolyn Sampson, Soprano
Alexander Chance, Countertenor
Simon Yoshida, Tenor
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, Conductor
A peerless St John Passion in Tokyo
*****
Joyous Bach from Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan in Tokyo
*****
Spiritually uplifting Bach from the Bach Collegium Japan
****1
Spiritual uplift with Suzuki's Mass in B minor by Bach
***11
Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan entrance
***11
À Toulouse, le Bach Collegium Japan se convertit à Mozart
****1
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