Tim Mahon wrote:

>Mahler recordings always seem to excite great passion on this List.  What's
>the opinion of the Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado recording of Mahler 3 just
>issued on DG -- taken from an apparently 'universally-lauded performance'
>at the RFH in 1999.  ...

I am just writing a full review of this recording for Music Web, so if you
can hold on to your money for a few days that will be one more opinion for
you.  I will post the URL to the review when it appears.

Tony Duggan, England.
Mahler CD recordings survey is at:
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Mahler/