John Smyth wrote:

>Regarding Mahler Symphony recommendations, I notice many people suggesting
>older recordings. Live performance aside, can a listener really get the
>full impact of a Mahler symphony on a recording before 1970? (Well, 1960)
>Wouldn't this be like trying to appreciate the visual arts through dirty
>glass?

Go back a little further. Fine sounding recordings have been made back to
1954.

Roger Hecht