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Posted by spl on June 05, 1999 at 00:17:26:

In Reply to: Mahler 2 for Dr. T. posted by Rob on May 21, 1999 at 10:03:03:

Mahler's conductiong style - inherited from Wagner - and the ruling style of the day (quite unlike what the charlatan period phonies are SELLING to the uninformed), was diametrically opposed to the one practiced in our time, including Kaplan's. While I too appreciate his mission, no one should be fooled into thinking that this is the way Mahler was performed when Mahler lived, that Mahler perform Mahler in this way, or that
it is THE geniune, period-true performance tradition.

For THAT you must turn to Mengleberg - next to Nikisch, the greatest of them all and THE REAL DEAL.