Something similar to Mahler

Beatles or Rolling stones

No sweat Fan and Map, different strokes for different folks is how I roll. Though I draw the line on rock.

An analogy of painters to composers is foolish, but that never stopped me.
Beethoven is Rembrandt, Schubert, Vermeer and Mahler is Jason
Pollack, connect the dots sound and fury signifying nothing.
That said, "Der Knaben Wunderhorn" and Das Lied von der Erde" are masterworks.
But what do I know, to me- "Un bel di " is worth more than the entire Ring Cycle.
As a clarinetist friend of mind , who subbed in the Berlin Phil used to say, first prize in the lottery is season tickers to Bayrueth, second prize is two tickets etc.

Brownsfan, In my dotage I recalled the LvB Violin Sonatas of Kremer/Argerich as being on Decca, actually its DG 476-7256(3)

Also, I thought those Sigs of mine looked awfully new, but at $995 shipped,I dismissed that.
After running them 24/7 for a week, they suddenly EXPLODED, in my room yesterday, wern't even broke in !.Ran my sole late Mahler, the Gewandhaus
7th, through them yesterday, they handled those endless tymp riffs just fine. Unreal good on Butterfly as well.

If you say so Map. About like saying you need some rat-poison
to top off a yumpous piece of NY cheesecake to me.

I envy you fan, what Leppart did in Indy is one of the great stories in American Symphonic History.
My beloved MN Orchestra just coming off its 18 month lock-out,dubious if they will ever get back to the pinnacle that Vanska had them at.
Symphony Hall in downtown is a 2500 seat hall and every seat for the rest of the season is sold.
About to hit the scalping sites, Feb 7th is the Elgar Cello Con. with Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting , Steven Isserlis soloist. Week after is two R. Strauss tone poems with Sibelius Violin Con. sandwiched in between. Top ticket face is $100, I'd give $300 for either.