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Title: A warm Mahler First played with gorgeous old European style
Review: Here's a heartwarming surprise form East Germany in the Sixties, at a time when an oppressive regime and hard times economically should have numbed the soul. But the Dresdeners play as if it's a golden age, with the kind of relaxed musicality we tend to call Viennese. It's a miracle that the orchestra maintained its beauty and joyfulness when the weather was gray for decades, yet they did. the recorded sound is also first-rate, adding to the surprise. These musicians take to Mahler so naturally that your mind wanders to conductors like Bruno Walter. Otmar Suitner doesn't have a reputation to match Walter's, and you must make allowances. He can let the rhythm sag here and there, and his care for orchestral balance isn't up to the spit-and-polish demanded today. None of those failings matter. This Mahler First emerges from a time capsule of Mittel European style. This is a case where ripeness is all.
