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Title: Leonard Bernstein conducts Mahler
Review: It was such a pleasure to view these and to have included rehearsals. I only wish that the other song cycles were included in the set. America and the world owe a debt to Bernstein for helping audiences appreciate Mahler's music. In terms of performace, I have a partiality to the Chicago Symphony recordings done by Solti, Guilini and Levine in the 1970's. As insightful as Bernstein's interpretations were (he had a difficult time with the Vienna Philharmonic getting to play them right), the CSO, I believe has better instruments in percussion and brass. The Chicago sound has always been colorful, sparkly and opulent--perfect for Mahler--while being just as tonally and rhythmically precise as the best European orchestras.
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