Abbado is definetely one of the Mahler-men. Is this a strong point in this cycle ? I never heard it ...
For some reason i can not bear her voice ... at this point. Heard several recordings.
... bye the way Bernstein's Mahler is growing on me and i am enjoying it more and more. There still are moment that ik think; my god this is to forte ... but his passion and musicianship are not negiglible anymore. My first set of Mahler is Haitink (complete opposite).