In Reply to: I was there for MTT's Mahler 2nd, 7th and 8th as well as RCA's recording of Stravinsky's Rite posted by jdaniel@jps.net on January 21, 2015 at 23:45:32:
I was in the audience for the sessions that resulted in the recordings of 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, DLVDE, and the Adagio from the 10th. I have seen MTT conduct 1 and 6 as well, but after the recordings were made. He split his violins left and right for the recordings but not for non-recorded performances -interesting choice. I have also seen him perform the Rite but was not present at the recording.
The time I saw him perform the 1st he was also supposed to do a movement from Rott's Symphony; unfortunately this was replaced with Mahler lieder. While I enjoy Mahler lieder, performances of the Rott symphony (a work I highly recommend) are rare.
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