double post, sorry...

Well, I'm back from vacation, with a nice new batch of Mahlers to listen to. I'll get organized and post on them within the next few days. In the meantime, here's an article by Alfred Brendel, from The Guardian Arts section. He writes about Simon Rattle and the BPO, defending Rattle's work...

Hello everyone, I'm off on a much-needed vacation for the next 3 weeks. I've loaded the iPod with my current favorite Mahlers (M2/Kubelik/Audite, M3/Kubelik/Audite, M5/Barbirolli, M7/Abbado), tons of Bach (my other great musical passion: the B Minor Mass never leaves my iPod), and a few...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bunnyears I have to agree with all of you about Bertini, but the more I read about the set, the more I hear about how similar he is to Kubelik. For me Kubelik really stands alone from everyone else because while the lyrical parts were incredibly moving, he...

I've really been enjoying the Kubelik/Audite M2 and M3, and look forward to getting more of his Mahlers. But I'm also curious about what conductors you think have a similar approach to Mahler. And to extend this question, do any of you tend to group conductors, using any categories? I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by Doc Sarvis What a wonderful poem - it has always been a family favorite; my son and I memorized it! This line has always confused me, though. What do you think it means? OK, I'll go into lit prof mode here, since I teach this poem a couple of times a...

Tips that work for me (more or less in order of preference): 1. The long complys, but I save these for flights. 2. Shure medium-size clear flex. I'm wearing these right now. Good sound and fit. I can wear them for hours. 3. Etymotic triflanges cut to biflanges. Also sound good, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bunnyears I live in NYC quite close to Lincoln center. I've learned to stay out of the record stores. You pay top dollar there for everything but you get immediate gratification. Buying from online vendors saves considerable money but there is that damnable...

I was still in town (capital city a couple of hours where I live) today, and wandered into a new high-end shopping center that opened recently. I found a wonderful classical/jazz/blues record store, with very knowledgeable staff, and picked up a few more Mahlers: M2: Kubelik, Bayerischen...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbhaub Here' another Mahler 1 worth looking into: From harmonia mundi & Praga comes Bruno Walter's piano four-hand arrangement. An awful lot of fun. I'd post a picture of the cover but I don't know how you do that. PRD/DSD 250 197- HM 83. Add it to the...

Can anyone recommend DVDs of good, live Mahler performances? I'd be especially curious to see an M2 performance. I'm making a wish/shopping list of Mahler versions I want, but so far I've only been including music CDs, so I'd like to branch out a bit. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mark from HFR Bookdoctor, Here's my thoughts on the rest of the Rattle cycle: 1- Not bad conceptually, but it never catches fire 3- I would rank this pretty highly. Mahler at his most sprawling seems to suit Sir Simon well. He plays up all the...

I picked up the Rattle Berlin Philharmonic M10 this past weekend, since I'd heard good things about it and have been enjoying his M2 for the last couple of weeks. From what I've read, some people don't like Rattle's other Mahler recordings (besides the M2 and M10). Are these two his best? Which...

A co-worker lent me a wonderful documentary yesterday, titled "We Want the Light." Here's a link (I hope it comes out, since I'm still learning my way around the forum interface): Link to Amazon.com page for this product. That page doesn't give much of a description, so here's the back of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bunnyears Mb or BD, Would you please post a link to the arrangement? I can't find it through any search that I've tried. I can't find it either. Now I really wish I'd picked it up at that store! Any luck with those images, Mb?

Most of my earphones are IEMs (in my environment, I need the isolation and portability above all else, so full size headphones are out for me), so I can only speak for those. I listen mostly to Bach (mainly choral works like the Cantatas and the B Minor Mass, but also various arrangements of...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbhaub Here' another Mahler 1 worth looking into: From harmonia mundi & Praga comes Bruno Walter's piano four-hand arrangement. An awful lot of fun. I'd post a picture of the cover but I don't know how you do that. PRD/DSD 250 197- HM 83. Add it to the...

Westone UM1 and UM2 (I have the UM2, but I believe tips are the same for both) come with comply tips, not rubber ones. However, you can use Etymotic/Shure rubber tips on them. I've tried using triflange, biflange, and Shure soft and clear flex with them. As usual, comfort will vary from one...

If you like the shape of the Super.fi rubber tips, then the Shures might work for you. It's a similar material (a bit more flexible, perhaps), but inserts more deeply. With the Shures, you can also try the clear flex sleeves, which are stiff and might also seal well for you. Etymotic rubber...

Quote: Originally Posted by Masonjar That's weird that you can hear a gap with your cd player. I've had various cd players going back over 20 years and have never come across one that doesn't play multi-track classical pieces smoothly (I have quite a few classical cds that have more than...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkAngel BD Check your CDP to make sure you don't have "auto space" feature turned on which inserts 2 second silence between tracks........the Abbado/CSO M7 should play seamless with no noticeable track change except between movements. Thanks for the...

I've been organizing my Mahler collection (in terms of finding out what versions I had of some symphonies, and adding new acquisitions). So it now stands like this: M1 1. Bernstein, Concertgebouw (DG) 2. Kletzki, Vienna Philharmonic M2 1. Bernstein, NYPO (Columbia) 2. Rattle, CBSO...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mark from HFR Bookdoctor, Kletzki's Mahler 4 is an old favorite, an early stereo gem. His 1st was also excellent with one huge exception: There is a cut toward the end of the finale where Kletzki cuts about a minute out of the final section. I guess he...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bunnyears I don't know where you are located, but aren't there other cd clubs that are available to you? I know that in Europe JPC has excellent prices as well as purchasing at Amazon from their partners. Quote: Originally Posted by Doc Sarvis...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkAngel BD Don't pay full price for those Abbado CDs at retail store, join www.yourmusic.com and get them for $5.99 each I looked into Yourmusic a few weeks ago, when I noticed the ad here on the forums. Unfortunately, it only ships to U.S. addresses...