Despite the speed, MusicAeterna is terrifyingly tight. Every ornament is sharp, and the choral work is crystal clear. The Sound: MP3 Considerations
Currentzis is famous for his "extreme" historically informed performances. This isn’t the polite, powdered-wig Mozart you’ll hear in a hotel lobby.
If you want a "safe" or "traditional" Mozart, look elsewhere. But if you want to hear this music as if it were written yesterday—full of danger, blood, and fire—this is the definitive modern recording. It’s polarizing, brilliant, and absolutely exhausting in the best way possible. To help you get the most out of this, let me know: Mozart - Teodor Currentzis (2017, mp3)
It is breathtakingly fast. The strings bite into the notes with a visceral, almost aggressive texture.
Because Currentzis relies so heavily on (tiny changes in volume and texture), an MP3 format—even at 320kbps—can struggle slightly. Despite the speed, MusicAeterna is terrifyingly tight
Are you listening to the or one of the Operas (like Don Giovanni )? What kind of headphones or speakers are you using?
This 2017 release featuring and his ensemble MusicAeterna —specifically their take on Mozart’s Requiem or the da Ponte operas—is not for the faint of heart. It is Mozart played with the intensity of a punk rock concert. The Performance: Radical Vitality This isn’t the polite, powdered-wig Mozart you’ll hear
You might lose some of the "air" around the period instruments and the haunting decay of the recording space (often an old cathedral or studio in Perm).