
After Teodor Currentzis’ atrocious, inhibited Beethoven Fifth, this Seventh sounds […]
Here’s a recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony where Fate doesn’t knock at the door, but rather barges in for a hostile takeover. Indeed, Teodor Currentzis’
Some of you may recall the shock and excitement that greeted Krystian Zimerman’s DG recording of the two Chopin piano concertos–a sort of exposé on
Reviewing the recent Michael Tilson Thomas recording of Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique, I noted how the conductor’s balletic approach had the symphony sounding more “like Tchaikovsky” than
This recording was originally released in 2011, but has lost none of its currency. It remains a powerfully realized conception of the work, with intense,
This performance of Dido and Aeneas was recorded before conductor Teodor Currentzis’ three Mozart/da Ponte operas, but it has just been released in the United
Well, we’re safe in the knowledge that Maestro Currentzis has now run out of Mozart-Da Ponte operas. His note-by-note, string-by-string examination of each score has
Dear Patricia and Teo, I was so deeply moved by
Determined and fearless, Teodor Currentzis, who holds court in the Siberian city of Perm (where the Russian/Perm government apparently has given him both funds and
Some things you should know: This complete recording was made