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Video: Is there a ‘right’ way to play Bach’s St Matthew Passion?

Gramophone
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Rob Cowan compares recordings by Harnoncourt, Scherchen and Mengelberg

How has the way we play Bach changed over the past century? Rob Cowan listens to recordings of Bach's St Matthew Passion by Harnoncourt, Scherchen and Mengelberg, and draws some fascinating conclusions.

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