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Detail of palm motif on a column in St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig
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On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in the composer's Cantata 182, and Pieter Wispelwey performs the Suite No. 5 for solo cello.
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Jiyang Chen: Mälkki; Marco Borggreve: Nelsons; Marvin Joseph: Fleming, Courtesy of the artist: Simon; Nigel Parry: Midori; Paul Glickman: Hadelich
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  • On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in the composer's Cantata 182, and Pieter Wispelwey performs the Suite No. 5 for solo cello.