Tony Duggan wrote:

>Rodrigo Ventura wrote:
>
>>Could anyone advise me on the best piece to start exploring these
>>composer's work?
>
>I always advise the 1st first and then take them in order.  The 4th is a
>lot more complex than it seems.

Yes, in any event if is best to start with the Singspeile works IE the
first half of the output.  I wonder if anyone else agrees that the super
budget Abravanel/Utah SO Mahler series on Vangard is a great buy,
particularly for first symphony.

Bob Draper
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