Title: Well-Intentioned but Uninspired
Review: This recording of Mahler's 8th Symphony does not stand among the best of what is available in the current recorded versions. The orchestra and chorus sounds very distant and shallow. The Atlanta Orchestra has made an admirable attempt to record this piece. Unfortunately, the competition is overwhelming among other recorded Mahler 8ths. For the outlay required for one CD, one would be far better served to purchase the historic 1972 recording of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (recorded in Vienna) on London/Decca. Even the 1960s recording of the 8th with Bernstein and thd London Symphony Orchestra, while not a first choice, is far preferable to this recording.A final detail that I do not like about this recording: the organ music comes through speakers, not an authentic pipe organ.
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