Aaron Rabushka wrote:

>One of Leonard Slatkin's St. Louis Mahler 1's featured standing brass
>players at the end. I don't think it's that unusual.

It is in the score and unforgettable if you see it done.  I have just
watched a TV performance of Haitink and the Berlin PO in Mahler 1.  The
horns stayed seated.  Shame on you Bernard.

Tony Duggan, England.
Mahler recordings survey:
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Mahler/