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The Making of Music

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Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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The Making of Music: Series 1: Episode 16: Bach's St Matthew Passion

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Episode 16: Bach's St Matthew Passion

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Bach's St Matthew Passion

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Making of Music, Series 1, Bach's St Matthew Passion

Johann Sebastian's recurring choral theme had a profound effect on the history of music.

The recurring choral theme had a profound effect on the history of music. James Naughtie on history shaping classical music.

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16/30. Bach's St Matthew Passion

Johann Sebastian's recurring choral theme, inherited from his Lutheran predecessors, had a profound effect on the history of music.

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Series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

Series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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