David Rothstein: >I would also note that in the other 2 Klemperer Bruckner recordings I >have (No. 5- Live VPO 1968 (M&A), No. 4 live BRSO 1966 (EMI), the tempo >is also quite brisk, especially for Klemperer at this time of his life. >Any comments on this? My first exposure to Mahler 2 was Klemperer's 1963 version on EMI and I was surprised to find that as I heard other versions, their tempos for the first movement were usually slower than Klemperer's. The only other Mahler symphony I've heard him conduct was the 7th, and that *was* slow. I always find it harder to listen to a slower version of a work (ie by comparison with the 'imprinted' one) than a faster one. I wonder if this is generally the case. Comments? Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]