This release from the Wiener Symphoniker sees Swiss maestro Philippe Jordan two discs deep into his second crack at a Beethoven cycle (the first cycle was with Paris Opéra), taking on the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies after releasing One and Three last year.

These are exciting accounts of the two works, governed by a loyal adherence to Beethoven’s antiphonal violin set-up, metronome markings and repeats – indeed, Jordan insists that the repeats and tempi go hand in hand to achieve an appropriate sense of balance and structure – but there’s certainly no stuffiness in all this attention to detail.

The Adagio opening of the Fourth Symphony, for instance, is lighter...