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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Currentzis, Kermes, Maltman, Ernman, Wolff

Release Date: 02/03/2015
Label: Sony Catalog #: 546616 Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:  Anna Kasyan ,  Kenneth Tarver ,  Malena Ernman ,  Simone Kermes  ...  Conductor:  Teodor Currentzis Orchestra/Ensemble:  MusicAeterna Number of Discs: 3

Teodor Currentzis is classical music’s rabble-rouser. How wild can you get? Gothy-rebellious Currentzis will show you. Except where can you go, after René Jacobs, Jos van Immerseel, Paavo Järvi or Yannick Nézet-Séguin? His penchant for extremes notwithstanding, Currentzis is bound by musicality. 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 has a fabulous baritone (Christopher Maltman), immediate sound, and an out-of-this-world gorgeous presentation by Sony. I feel warm and fuzzy just holding the set in my hands. MusicAEterna is the dramatic protagonist here, which ought to make Read more the recording perfect for those who primarily love the orchestral music in operas. This is a ride you’ll want to take!

– Jens F. Laurson, Listen Magazine Read less