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JS Bach - St Matthew's Passion - Otto Klemperer

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J.S. BACH - ST MATTHEW'S PASSION - OTTO KLEMPERER (conductor) - PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA - PHILHARMONIA CHORUS - HAMPSTEAD PARISH CHURCH BOYS' CHOIR - Warner Classics 0724356753822

The old-school, old-fashioned approach to this masterpiece. Large orchestra, big choir, slow tempos ... all of which under Klemperer's solid reading make for a solemn, powerful, carved in granite performance that stresses the sacred and devotional intent of this work, and leaves you feeling like you have had a religious experience once it's over.

Jean-Yves Duperron