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Review title: Not a classic, but worth adding to your collection
Product review: This is a great, major-orchestra recording at a budget price. The first movement's opening doesn't give me chills like some versions do, but the orchestra begins to shine once the major key melody begins--the sound is incredibly rich and warm. The second-movement scherzo is the most lively and exciting I've heard; it alone makes this recording worth owning. At the end of the piece, where most orchestra's brass sections are hammering away at a no-holds barred fff, Minnesota's reads the dynamics and forte-pianos more literally and lets other instruments come through the texture. This is musically interesting but makes the glorious finale sound a bit sparse.If you are only going to buy one Mahler 1 recording, make it a classic like the Chicago Symphony with Boulez, which is both engaging and flawless. If you are a Mahler lover, this recording is definitely worth adding to your collection.
