Donald Satz wrote:

>I was reading in ARG a review by Don Vroon of Mahler's 5th symphony
>performed by the London Symphony under the direction of Harold Farberman on
>Vox.  Vroon concluded that the Farberman was the best recording of Mahler's
>symphony.  ... What's your opinion of Faberman's interpretation?

As dull as the proverbial ditchwater.  No, really.  When I heard that Mr.
Vroon had come up with this, I was amazed.

Shipway, Barbirolli, Walter, Rudolf Schwarz, Inuoe are the among the best
in this work.

I shall be adding the Mahler 5th to my survey of recordings after finishing
the one for the 4th which should be available at the end of this week.

Tony Duggan,  England.
My (developing) Mahler recordings survey:
http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/Mahler/