Re: Mahler 5 / Vienna Philharmonic / Bernstein / 1988 (live)

On 07/07/2024 16:47, Herman wrote:
 > Those Haitink Mahler recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic are
 > generally regarded as lacking in energy. [...]
Yes.
Nevertheless, over the years Haitink's studio recordings of the Mahler symphonies (*) have struck me as being in good taste: unmannered, refined, subtle, suitably serious if not pleasant sounding rather than overwhelming (**). I don't remember ever considering the option of culling them from my CD collection.
(*) I have the Concertgebouw box and most of the Berlin Philharmonic recordings (apart from the Christmas broadcasts and live recordings of #6 and #7).
(**) Come to think of it, I not sure about the syrupy adagietto of #5 and certain inherently (in my opinion) rather pompous movements, for example the finale of #2; the finale of #3; much or all of #8.).
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Roland van Gaalen
The Netherlands