Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

---

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Music Lane ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

RE: Bruno Walter in New York, 1939

Posted by pbarach (A) on October 10, 2011 at 07:33:09

In Reply to: Bruno Walter in New York, 1939 posted by Brian Cheney on October 8, 2011 at 17:56:46:

I agree with Brian's assessment. The 1939 Mahler 1 is a wonderful performance. This performance, along with the ancient Mengelberg Mahler 4, is a good reason to learn to put up with antique sound in order to get into some of the classic past performances.

OTOH, you have to be in the right mood. I was listening to Toscanini's NBC recording of Beethoven 8th symphony this morning, and it was too bass-deprived and distorted to be listenable (today). So I listened to the Scherchen 1954 performance, which, although mono and a little shrill, was tolerable (and worth tolerating!).

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Signature Sound

[ Signature Sound Lounge ]

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---