Bach’s Easter Oratorio continues to suffer comparative neglect, which is puzzling when you consider that it contains a spectacular opening chorus and one or two
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Bach’s Easter Oratorio continues to suffer comparative neglect, which is puzzling when you consider that it contains a spectacular opening chorus and one or two
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There are relatively few recordings of Bach’s Easter Oratorio, and perhaps there’s a “snob factor” involved, being that for this exuberant sacred composition Bach re-used
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Although at first glance William Byrd’s music seems to have fared pretty well on disc, it’s only a relative few works that get most of
Once in while a recording comes along in which the performers, producers, and recording team get everything right. This is one of them. First issued
There are relatively few recordings of Bach’s Easter Oratorio, and perhaps there’s a “snob factor” involved, being that for this exuberant sacred composition Bach re-used
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