Pierre Paquin ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >Ouch! I still dislike Mahler's music - "See everybody! I'm suffering >so much! - except for the 3rd symphony in the Neumann/ Czech Phil >performance. The balances, the straightforward approach, the fabulous >playing of the CPO, the "sonics" make this recording very special. >Solo work by C. Ludwig is very special too. With all these attributes >plainly in focus for any Mahler nut, I can't understand why you think it >to be your least favorite performance on CD? I would then conclude that >all of your other "in favor of" Mahler postings here are to be held >suspect. Wait a minute! You cite as virtually the only Mahler recording you enjoy one which I happen to think falls far short. You evidence a distaste for Mahler's music which seems based entirely on myths whcih were exploded decades ago - and you think *my* Mahler recommendations are suspect! I'm trusting that you are not being intentionally rude, but I begin to wonder. deryk barker ([log in to unmask], http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~dbarker)