Indeed, the Seventh Symphony is very hard to understand. I thought I had it nailed and then listened to Tennstedt's final recording and had all my beliefs upended!
As for the Mahler Fifth, I am sure you know of MWI's distinguished late contributor Tony Duggan's survey thereon (if not, here it is: http://www.musicweb-international.com/Mahler/mahler5.htm ), but I will dust off my old forum survey later for you and post it here (it is too brief and selective in its choice to be published fully on MWI), which I hope you will find of interest and covers nearly all of your own choices.
Best wishes,
Lee
Hi Lee!
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm glad you reviewed Mahler 7. It is a much misunderstood symphony. Indeed, Walter and Karajan never played it. Barbirolli and Berstein 1 are my favourites too! On Mahler 5, I notice that you did not mention Barshai and Bernstein 3 (VPO 1988). Other Fifths I have listened to recently include Boulez, Zander, Gatti and Roth. Any comments on these? Thanks in advance!
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