More Budapest...I auditioned the Sixth. It’s Andante-Scherzo, which I don’t like but can correct with a touch of the remote. And there is some great playing here, particularly strings in the Alma theme and elsewhere. However, I am starting to concur with Mayor Adam..they sound like they don’t have the cahones to complete with the big boys in this, Mahler’s most ferocious conception. They are a relatively small band at around seventy players, and I think that they should have augmented themselves to compete with the likes of Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, etc
What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle?
Folks... I love Mahler but my two versions of the 5th sound very low-fi. I am looking for a well --- really well --- recorded 5th on redbook CD --- or better still... a whole mahler symphony cycle that is audiophile (or... near audiophile quality.
Any help would be appreciated
Any help would be appreciated
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