John Eliot Gardiner's Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique plays Beethoven on period instruments at what he believes to be the composer's intended tempo[1][2

John Eliot Gardiner's Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique plays Beethoven on period instruments at what he believes to be the composer's intended tempo[1][2][3]. I'm really just a casual listener, but it's my understanding that the period instruments are built for higher tempo. In any event I really like everything I've heard from him. [1] https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-nov-21-la-et-cm-orchestre-revolutionnaire-review-20121123-story.html https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-nov-2... [2] https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2020/03/gardiner-orr-shed-revelatory-light-on-beethoven-symphonies/ https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2020/03/gardiner-orr-shed... [3] https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/beethoven-symphonies-5 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/beethoven-symphonies-5