Bob Lyman wrote:

>BTW, any opinions on the late recording of the complete Mahler Symphonies,
>by Bernstein on DG?  BMG has the set at a budget price.

and Steve Schwartz's reply:

>It depends on the price.  Under $60? Otherwise, I'd avoid this set.  As

>Bernstein got older, he seemed to be under the impression that the tortoise
>was the wisest animal in the forest.

Ha!  Yeah!  This gave me the biggest laughing fit I've had all day.
Thanks, Steve.  I do like the 6th from this cycle (maniacal 1st movement),
but I'm not planning on getting any of the others.  Slow=profound often
does not compute for me.

Jon Lewis
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