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Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro / Currentzis, Musicaeterna

Mozart / Currentzis,Teodor
Release Date: 03/25/2014 
Label:  Sony   Catalog #: 370926   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Teodor Currentzis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  MusicAeterna
Number of Discs: 3 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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Almost one thousand miles east of Moscow, in the Russian city of Perm, the charismatic and provocative conductor Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna, the orchestra and choir he created, are recording Mozart’s Da Ponte operas. The first release of these three opera record- ings is Le Nozze di Figaro. These no-compromise studio recordings are the fruit of a unique way of living and work- ing which Currentzis has established in this remote, formerly closed city, which was dedicated to arms manufacturing in Soviet times.

The recording of Le Nozze di Figaro represents an unprecedented commitment by Currentzis and MusicAeterna in terms of preparation, session and postproduction time, to create the best possible sound. The recording Read more embodies a radical new approach to orchestral virtuosity, score fidelity, vocal style and performance practice. Figaro was recorded over eleven straight days and nights for up to fourteen hours a day. Currentzis has tried to create an environment for those who search for what he calls “a real life in music.” His approach to the Mozart score is based on the conviction that it is virtually impossible today to hear it performed precisely and in full. His stated intention is to undo what he considers the effects of the 20th-century operatic tradition that is focused on simplification and vocal volume. For Currentzis, this recording represents the culmination of a decade-long research project dedicated to the discrepancies between the composer’s will and what our ears have become used to. Says Currentzis, “There are so many recordings which convey the general spirit of Mozart’s music. The only point in making a new one is to give the audience a chance to hear and learn about all the magic which this score holds.”

This 3-CD Deluxe Edition features a 300-page bound book that includes tracklist, full libretto and liner notes.
It is also available in a Super Deluxe Edition which includes everything from the Deluxe Edition plus a Blu-ray audio disc with the complete opera in high- resolution 5.1 surround audio.
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Works on This Recording

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Le nozze di Figaro, K 492 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Teodor Currentzis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  MusicAeterna
Period: Classical 
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria 

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Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 Transcendent. April 14, 2014 By S. Sitarski (Kitchener , ON) See All My Reviews "This recording is not just another well produced modern recording. So many details have been carefully considered. The continuo playing is sparkling, and cheeky. The colours of the singers voices are often startling and original. The orchestra is virtuosic. It's true that there are 'better' singers on other recordings. But what stands out in this version is the overall 'feel'. You are hearing Mozart fresh. Human. Direct. Is Teodor Currentzis this generation's Nikolaus Harnoncourt?" Report Abuse
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