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Review title: Among the top Mahler 6 recordings
Product review: First, let me note that I am very picky about the Mahler 6 and have not heard any recording that deserves a five-star mark.That said, that means Boulez's recording is among the top. I like Boulez's clean instrumental separation; some consider it antiseptic or stringent, but I prefer to think of it as deromanticized.And, by the time he gets to the Sixth in the Mahler cycle, Boulez had developed his Mahlerian chops on nuances of tempo, shadings of volume, and all the other filigrees that distinguish good Mahler from bad. (Do be careful with some of Boulez's early Mahler recordings, though.)But, as with other reviewers, I must note the lack of fire, especially in the first movement. (That said, I'm not sure I've heard ANYBODY play the opening theme crisply enough... not just tempo, but overall crispness.)For people looking for a good more "traditional" interpretation, I suggest the first Bernstein recording, among others.
