Forbes Classical CD Of The Week: Not Everyone Does It Like That -- Currentzis' Mozart

…Teodor Currentzis’ is classical music’s rabble-rouser. How wild can you get? Gothy-rebellious Currentzis will show you. But: where can you go, after René Jacobs, Jos van Immerseel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, or Paavo Järvi (in Beethoven, the latter; everywhere the former)? His penchant for extremes notwithstanding, Currentzis is usually bound by musicality. Certainly here. Hectic sometimes, explosive always, and usually exciting, this Così fan tutte may not quite live up to his preceding Nozze (or Jacobs’ untouchable Così). But Currentzis’ got a fabulous baritone (Maltman), very immediate sound, and Sony’s presentation is out-of-this-world…

-> Classical CD Of The Week: Not Everyone Does It Like That -- Currentzis' Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Così fan tutte, S.Kermes, M.Ernman, C.Maltman, K.Traver, A.Kasyan, K.Wolff (singers), MusicAEterna, Teodor Currentzis (conductor), Sony