Intérprete: Uwe Schenker-Primus

Archaisches Liebesdrama ohne Happy End und ein pralles Lustspiel über einen Richter, der Unrecht spricht: zwei vorzügliche Vertonungen nach Texten von Heinrich von Kleist.

Whether intentionally or not, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has done Christianity’s street cred a great service this week. As the St Paul’s protest furore continues to grow, the orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis was a reminder that for the composer and countless others, religion is first and foremost about the comfort of spirituality.