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Pablo Massa wrote:
>... I propose a thread about favourite recordings of Mahler's 4th and 8th.
You can see my own preferences in my Mahler recordings survey with the 4th
to be found at:
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Mahler/Mahler4.htm
My own favourites in the 4th remain Kletzki, Horenstein, Kubelik,
Barbirolli, Britten.
>8th: Kubelik (BRO) (DG 1971)/ Vaclav Neumann/ Solti (the best I know,
>perhaps)/ Robert Shaw (Telarc).
I am working on the survey for the 8th at the moment and that ought to
appear towards the end of the month but I don't mind saying now that the
"live" recording by Jascha Horenstein on BBC Legends is the best 8th by a
country mile. None of the others even come close. Solti's merciless
assault has never impressed me all that much.
>Among the 4th's recordings that I don't like are Maazel's and Haitink's.
>Maazel is a little "hysterical" and overrreacted, and Haitink is too cold
>(in this particular work) for my taste.
I agree over Haitink though there are at least five recordings by him
available of this work. Don't be too harsh on Maazel.
>Does someone knows better recordings (older or newer)?
See above.
Tony Duggan, England.
Mahler recordings survey:
http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/Mahler/
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