The Beethoven recordings made by conductor Thomas Dausgaard with his 38-player Swedish Chamber Orchestra Örebro in the early 2000s have resurfaced in the mid-2010s, perhaps because of a new vogue for modestly sized Beethoven into which they fit perfectly. Dausgaard falls into the group of conductors who have applied historical-performance techniques to modern-orchestra readings, clarifying textures, weeding out vibrato, and generally offering crisp, straightforward but detailed readings from which Romantic expression has ...
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The Beethoven recordings made by conductor Thomas Dausgaard with his 38-player Swedish Chamber Orchestra Örebro in the early 2000s have resurfaced in the mid-2010s, perhaps because of a new vogue for modestly sized Beethoven into which they fit perfectly. Dausgaard falls into the group of conductors who have applied historical-performance techniques to modern-orchestra readings, clarifying textures, weeding out vibrato, and generally offering crisp, straightforward but detailed readings from which Romantic expression has been removed. A minimalist performance of the most maximal of Beethoven's piano concertos, the Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ("Emperor") might seem a tall order, but this recording has the virtues of the others in Dausgaard's series and can be recommended as long as you know what you're getting into (those looking for a mighty dialogue between giants should go elsewhere). One attraction is the exceptional sensitivity of the interplay between Dausgaard and pianist Boris...
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