Bob Dubois ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>I don't really know how this performance sounds like (it might be done very
>well), but I'm almost sure there's no version better than the one conducted
>by Raffael Kubelik (Deutsche Grammophon).  I think he's the conductor
>fulfilling Mahler's intentions the most.

While I yield to none in my admiration for Kubelik's 1st, which IMHO is the
best available, and also like his 3, 4,5,7 and 8 very much, I don't think
he's at his best in 2, 6 or 9.

Deryk Barker
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