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>all, Swedish radio is broadcasting (29 April) a completion of Mahlers
>tenth symphony by Rudolf Barshai (with German Youth Philharmonic and
>Barshai) - are someone on the lsit familiar with this version.

I have an off-the-air recording of Barshai's completion and, in my usual
non-commital manner, can say it is without a doubt my least favorite of
the performing versions of the tenth.

Odd scoring choices, including instruments for which Mahler never wrote,
make this very bizarre-sounding indeed.  If Barshai was making a performing
version of the Shostakovich 16th, this would be perfect.  For the Mahler,
it is just lousy.

The interpretation is so-so.

Ray Osnato