Deryk responding to David Harbin: >>Can anyone comment on Slatkin's Mahler 2 for Teldec. I imagine the sound >>is impressive but I wonder how the recording stands up after all these >>years? > >IMHO it didn't stand up that well when it first appeared. Nicely recorded >but a rather bland performance. Precisely my feeling about it. They made a big deal when it came out that the last movement was done in one take. I don't think it made much difference. I'm a big fan of Slatkin (living in the neighborhood of his old band, and having heard him conduct it many times) but this one is a pass-on-by. Scott Morrison <[log in to unmask]>