Jessye Norman - Mahler: Symphony No. 3
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If some one points a gun at my head, forcing me to pick 1 recording out of all those heart-and-soul performances of 1 symphony out of the 10 master pieces by Mahler, this is it. The Abbado/VPO combo is just perfect. The Italian opera conductor in Abbado inserts the the right dose of Drama and colorfulness into VPO's superb tonal ballance. The recording was very well engineered (given the technology available then). It captured so much detail and every single instrument was very well defined. If an almost-2-hour-long symphony doesn't turn you off, this is a must have for you. |
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