Norman Lebrecht replies to me:
>>I still think a Real Mahlerian has to do the entire cycle ...
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>In that case, Otto Klemperer does not qualify as a real Mahlerian.
As others have pointed out to me, to my great embarrassment - also
Barbirolli and Walter. I admit it was a dumb remark to make. On the other
hand, I will make an even dumber one: I never cared for Klemperer's Mahler
or, for that matter, his performances of 19th-century music in general.
I always thought him at his noticeably better best in modern stuff.
Steve Schwartz