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A superb St Matthew Passion from the Academy of Ancient Music

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 10 April 2014
Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Choir of the AAM
Richard Egarr, Conductor
James Gilchrist, Tenor
Matthew Rose, Bass
Elizabeth Watts, Soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hobbs, Tenor
Christopher Maltman, Baritone
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