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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.

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