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Mahler 8th Symphony

Who conducts your favorite performance of Mahler’s 8th Symphony?
I know it’s hard to get into and over all the counterpoint and screaming in Part I, but
who does that best?   
And how about the divine Part ll?  Who holds it together best?  
Of course SQ plays a big part in Mahler’s symphonies most especially in this one.  
You might want to comment on that as well.

I have an opinion, but I’d like to hear your’s first
 

 

 

 

 

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rvpiano

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larryi
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I like the ones by Sinopoli, Wit, Inbal and Nagano.

larryi
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I like the Solti a lot, but, I have not listened to it in a long time because I have it on LP and I rarely listen to classical on LP these days.  The Horenstein mentioned above is also very good, it just slipped my mind.

I guess that the five minute pause between parts is to give listeners time to go to the restroom given the nearly hour long duration of the second part.

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