LoginBach: St. Matthew Passion / Rolfe Johnson, Bonney, von Otter, Chance, Crook; Gardiner
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John Eliot Gardiner's reading of the Matthew Passion is conceived and executed on the highest level, an example of period practice that is unlikely to be bettered any time soon. The performance as a whole vibrates with life: soloists are first-rate, and wonderfully well chosen for their respective parts, and the work of chorus and orchestra is exemplary. The recording, made in 1988 in the spacious ambience of Snape Maltings (England), is well balanced and exceptionally vivid. --Ted Libbey
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Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion
Release date: 20 October 1989
Number of discs: 3
EAN: 0028942764828 UPC: 028942764828
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Release date: 20 October 1989
Number of discs: 3
EAN: 0028942764828 UPC: 028942764828
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