Conductor Theodor Currentzis and his MusicAeterna Orchestra surged out of Siberia in the early 2010s with high-intensity opera recordings, to which they later added orchestral music. The world might not seem to be waiting for another recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, but with Currentzis, a novel and good time is guaranteed. He takes the Fifth at hell-for-leather tempos, and three things must be noted. First, his orchestra is by now as well-drilled as any, and it can follow him through some very ...
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Conductor Theodor Currentzis and his MusicAeterna Orchestra surged out of Siberia in the early 2010s with high-intensity opera recordings, to which they later added orchestral music. The world might not seem to be waiting for another recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, but with Currentzis, a novel and good time is guaranteed. He takes the Fifth at hell-for-leather tempos, and three things must be noted. First, his orchestra is by now as well-drilled as any, and it can follow him through some very difficult turns. Second, his reading is his own, fully thought out, and departs from the score in small ways when necessary. Broadly speaking, he sets his high-powered themes against quiet passages that, despite their speed, allow for a bit of lyricism. Lastly, brilliant as they may be, some passages here, especially in the all-important first movement, tend toward the mechanical. Listeners' mileage may vary, but they will be tapping their feet throughout. It's true that in the Scherzo,...
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