I am delighted to report that I just found out I will be seeing Mahler's Eighth Symphony in Boston in March. Since this will be my first experience with the symphony I intend to prepare. I've got the score to follow, but must report that this is the only Mahler Symphony that I do not have on CD. I suspect that whichever version I purchase will have to last me for a while; I don't think I'll be able to splurge on a duplicate in the near future. Any suggestions? Ed