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4 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

Abbado is definetely one of the Mahler-men. Is this a strong point in this cycle ? I never heard it ...

I think Abbado's M5 is a tremendous performance.  Two thumbs up!

IIRC, this is the first of two recordings of the Fifth that Abbado made.  I've never heard the second version.

 

4 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

... 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).

Bernstein's Mahler is definitely EXTREME.  But I love it.  Bernstein's VERY exaggerated Mahler Ninth (on DG, with the Concertgebouw) was my entry point into Mahler's music -- so I'll always have a soft spot for it.

That said, I also love other ways of approaching Mahler too -- by conductors like Bruno Walter, Jascha Horenstein, Rafael Kubelik, and Bernard Haitink.  (Just to name a few.)  Each of them brings something unique to the table.

 

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Currently making my way through this set:

Nielsen, Symphonies 1-6 / Violin Concerto / Flute Concerto / Clarinet Concerto

Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Nikolaj Znaider (violin), Robert Langevin (flute), Anthony McGill (clarinet) (Dacapo)

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On 1/24/2025 at 6:44 AM, Referentzhunter said:

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Thank you Sir Richard Branson for Virgin Classics (and Virgin Venture). Truly, in my honest opinion, the best classical label there ever was. 

So, listening to Haydn myself: Cello Concertos under the direction of Iona Brown, featuring Truls Mork, Virgin Classics, 1991. 

Earlier, Haydn, Sonatas Nos. 33, 38, 58 & 60. Emanuel Ax. CBS Records Masterworks, 1988.

One of my favorite classical pianists, alongside Glenn Gould and Jean-Bernard Pommier. 

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