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Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th Posted by Steve Luciani on October 20, 2025, 4:27 pm This fine new restoration was posted today. Link: Mahler Symphony No. 6, Mitropoulos, NYPO

Re: Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th Posted by John Quinn on October 20, 2025, 5:51 pm, in reply to "Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th" Edited by board administrator October 20, 2025, 6:53 pm Just to be clear, I actually made that comment not about the 1955 NYPO performance, memorable though it is, but about a 1959 performance which Mitropoulos gave in Cologne https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/Jan04/mitropoulos.htm Subsequently, I heard the searing 1981 live account conducted by Klaus Tennstedt. https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/08/mahler-symphony-no-6-london-philharmonic-orchestra/ I think that has precedence over either Mitropoulos performance, not least because Tennstedt observes the first movement exposition; Mitropoulos omits in both recordings.

Re: Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th Posted by Steve Luciani on October 20, 2025, 7:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th" My sincerest apologies. I was reading all the reviews on MusicWeb this morning and I guess I got confused as to which performance was which. I certainly am going to track down that Cologne performance. I will also correct my comment on Youtube. Again, so sorry for misquoting you. Previous Message Just to be clear, I actually made that comment not about the 1955 NYPO performance, memorable though it is, but about a 1959 performance which Mitropoulos gave in Cologne https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/Jan04/mitropoulos.htm Subsequently, I heard the searing 1981 live account conducted by Klaus Tennstedt. https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/08/mahler-symphony-no-6-london-philharmonic-orchestra/ I think that has precedence over either Mitropoulos performance, not least because Tennstedt observes the first movement exposition; Mitropoulos omits in both recordings.

Re: Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th Posted by Ralph Moore on October 20, 2025, 11:04 pm, in reply to "Mitropoulos's 1955 Mahler 6th" I have removed that quotation, Steve - no problem. Previous Message This fine new restoration was posted today. In his review, John Quinn said: "It’s quite the most shattering performance of this incredible symphony that I’ve ever heard (or hope to hear.)"

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