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On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that reflects the complexity of belief through one of the composer's most brilliant works, written for Easter.
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, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that reflects the complexity of belief through one of the composer's most brilliant works, written for Easter.
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