In Reply to: Came to a profoundly sad realization this morning.... posted by jdaniel@jps.net on January 18, 2015 at 11:29:16:
. . . I've always been slightly ambivalent about it. Maybe it has something to do with Mahler's reach exceeding his grasp in this work (similar to his problem in the 8th)? Or maybe it's all my fault - I'm not worthy! (Or maybe I'm hearing too much Hans Rott in it! LOL!) My favorite performance is now the recent Chailly/LGO blu-ray. (I know you used to love the Bernstein recordings.) But overall, my favorite Mahler symphonies are 3, 5, 6 and 7 - my patience for all the marching has not yet been exhausted! ;-)
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