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Even though this recording breathes the spirit of the live concert, it is the result of many hours of meticulous work. Born in Greece and living in Russia, the conductor is praised for his perfectionist eye for detail, and his hand-picked musicians follow him at every turn in weeks of rehearsals together. MusicAeterna and Teodor Currentzis know no boundaries when it comes to conveying the expressive content of a masterpiece. May every listener hear this new Fifth by Beethoven with their own ears and measure it against the general hype, the great recordings of the past and their own expectations. “Currentzis takes Beethoven’s controversial metronome markings simply by their word. In the slow movements he breathes with the music and phrases melodic arcs organically (BR Classic) Although Beethoven’s metronome indications are followed more often today than in the past, the immense contrasts of the Fifth Symphony – vocal flow and marching rhythms, hard and soft bowing, light and dark timbres, male and female endings – are burned into this new album in a way that testifies to unprecedented depth of understanding and insight. Currentzis brings out the razor-sharp accents, the pulsating rhythms, the sudden attacks and the dynamic pulse of the work in an incomparable way. “An incredible success. This is perhaps how the first listeners had felt – amazed and thrilled by a music that never does what the ear expects” (The Times) |
