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Title: The Definitve Mahler 6th
Review: For better or worse, this is the recording that finally became my epiphany for this rather difficult nut to crack.As a teenager just discovering Mahler, I came acrossMahler - Symphony No. 6 [RARE]. It was my faithful companion for more than 2 decades. In all that time, it was a great conundrum to me. I just didn't get it. When I heard Abbado with the CSO, the clouds cleared, the birds began to chirp, and the babbling brook began to babble.I came to see it as a powerful, universal pastoral symphony and NOT the lugubrious, soul-searching, bone-chilling music it was usually portrayed as by music critics who did not understand it any better than me. Yes, I realize that this opinion is at odds with what Mahler himself wrote, but this is what effect the music has on me personally, and I doubt that even Mahler would disapprove.
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