I've been meaning to post this for some time, but you know how time is: it flies whether you are having fun or not. Stokowski's RCA recording of Mahler's 2nd was derived almost exclusively from studio rehearsals. Sometimes there were long takes, other times much shorter. He was ill and in his 80s at the time and often had to quit after a short period. If you listen to it, however, you could never tell. After it was finished Stokowski said he would conduct no more Mahler because it was too depressing. Peace from he who is stumpf