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Review title: Karajan's great, but Ludwig doesn't trump Fischer-Dieskau
Product review: With one of Mahler's major symphonies and two of his more important 'orchestral' song cycles on this CD pair, one can anticipate great listening. At the moment, I can't compare Karajan's Mahler 9th to any other performance, but I feel Christa Ludwig's performance of Ruckert Lieder and Kindertotenlieder simply do not come off as well as the same works performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Regarding the 9th Symphony, as well as Karajan does it, I simply don't find it as interesting a work as the 8th or even Mahler's first symphony. Since this CD pair is not really 'budget' priced, I would consider other sources for your Mahler Lieder over this one.
