Mahler Symphony 10 Completions

[Bob Stern]

2 hours ago, austinpop said:

Mahler Symphony 10

 

We have the same taste here: my favorite also is Dausgaard, Seattle Sym.  In the unlikely event you might also like a heavier, slower performance, Levine Philadelphia 1978 (RCA) also is good.

 

If you're looking for a Carpenter to try, the one by Andrew Litton & Dallas Sym got good reviews.

[Bob Stern]

1 hour ago, austinpop said:

Ormandy perform this back in 1965. I did find the tempos to be a bit too dignified, and overall the performance seemed just a bit reserved. Perhaps displays of emotional exuberance were just not culturally appropriate in 1965?

 

Ormandy was admired much more for building a fantastic orchestra in Philadelphia than for interesting interpretations.  I find his Mahler 10 brisk and unsentimental, and unsentimental Mahler is a non sequitur.  

 

FYI, Ormandy performs Cooke's original completion, but Cooke published a revision 10 years later, and the latter is what we now know as the Cooke version.