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- ↑ "Johann Sebastian Bach: Johannes-Passion" (in Dutch). philharmonie.lu. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "JS Bach: Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne; Missa à 4 Voci; Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 etc". classical-music.com. 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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