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Solti Mahler 8 has poor sound

I'm sorry, but this exciting performance has subpar sound. Every incarnation I've heard, from the original LP to the latest remastered CD, has overload distortion. That is a deal-breaker for me.

The recording is also heavily multimiked, so that a single soloist ends up louder than the entire choir. There are plenty of well-done, better-sounding Mahler 8s to be found, such as the Wit recording on Naxos (also available in hi-def on BluRay), Michael Tilson Thomas, and Rattle's EMI recording.


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