Janos wrote:

>To appreciate MTT's Mahler, just listen to the first few bars of the
>Fourth.  Right up front, where most interpretations have a little "burp"
>in the release after the introductory phrase, the San Francisco performance
>is smooth as silk, firmly, logically connected, instead of consisting
>of two disparate elements.  Multiply that tiny bit thousandfold, and you
>have great Mahler.

Uh-oh.  This passage, which on the Mahler-List has become known as the
"train wreck" -- because the two rhythmic ideas *have* to collide -- is
one of those Mahlerian Moments that has to be observed, even emphasized.
To polish it smooth simply will not do!

Mitch Friedfeld, a great fan of MTT's Mahler 6th, at least in live
performance