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Patrick Peire

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Featuring Catherine Bott and Sarah Connolly! Telemanns St. John Passion!This is the St. John Passion by Georg Philipp Telemann, the great German composer who, during his lifetime, enjoyed a reputation that surpassed even that of Bach and Handel. A prolific composer, Telemann wrote 46 Passion worksincluding those based on the Gospels of John, Matthew, Mark, and Lukeand composed 11 St. John Passions alone; this TWV 5:30 is the sixth St. John Passion he composed, written in 1745. The St. John Passion performed by the Belgian chamber orchestra Collegium Instrumentale Brugenswhich has produced numerous recordings of Telemanns worksfeatures renowned British singers Catherine Bott and Sarah Connolly in a celebrated recording released by Etcetera.Tokyo M Plus