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Richard Pennycuick <[log in to unmask]> wrote... in a divergence from
the original Levine/BSO string:
>If they're as good as the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, bring them on! I
>finally heard that much-praised Mahler 5th the other day, and was blown
>away.
I dunno if I commented on this earlier... but... I too had acquired the
JDP Mahler 5 as a result of the praise from this list. And certainly I
liked it very much... and to think that this is a student orchestra makes
the performance even more amazing.
However, disregarding their student status, and being objective about the
recording and performance itself... I'd have to say that Chailly's tops
it. I felt that the interpretations and flow were the quite the same...
far different to be sure from the other noted top contenders, Barbirolli
and Gatti (which I just recently acquired)... and the only difference
between the Chailly/RCO and the Barshai/JDP was that the Concertgebouw
played with more polish and was recorded in much better (again, more
polished) sound.
Albie
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