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Top oratorio-mongering: Elijah, at the Barbican, reviewed

Plus: a performance of the Brandenburgs that was crying out for a less forgiving conductor... Where's John Eliot Gardiner when you need him?

Electrifying: the LSO Chorus and Orchestra performing Elijah under Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican Hall. Image: Mark Allan
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  • Elijah: London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio Pappano

    Barbican Hall

  • Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos: Academy of Ancient Music/Laurence Cummings

    Milton Court Concert Hall

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