Tag Archives: Teodor Currentzis

Top ten Beethoven releases of 2020

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

After a February symphony cycle at the Barbican, most of my Beethoven this year – understandably – has been either streamed or on disc, so I thought I’d mark the great man’s 250th with a round-up of my favourite recordings … Continue reading →

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Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →

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Electrifying Beethoven from Teodor Currentzis and musicAeterna

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Prom 18: musicAeterna/ Currentzis ***** Royal Albert Hall, 28th July 2018 The most famous portraits of Beethoven feature the composer wearing a scowl and a furrowed brow. Perhaps conductor Teodor Currentzis, making his BBC Proms debut, was channelling old Ludwig last … Continue reading →

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New wine in old vodka bottles? Così fan tutte from Perm

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Così fan tutte (Sony) This is the second issue in the Mozart/ Da Ponte opera cycle from Perm, home to Europe’s easternmost opera house, and once again, Sony gives it the red carpet treatment.  A hardback case, with glossy cobalt jacket, … Continue reading →

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