Posted by Gary Press on April 06, 2003 at 15:25:23:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Mahler 5 posted by Barry Guerrero on April 06, 2003 at 13:12:35:
Wow..I haven't listened to any fo the Ozawa Mahler's in sometime so I'll have to go back and check them out again. They always say that memory is the first to go!
I DID remember, however, that back in the 90's I had the pleasure of hearing the BSO with Ozawa do Mahler 6th in Carnegie Hall. It was the first time I had heard them live. The whole orchestra sounded great, but Chester absolutely floored me! What a sound! Truly ranks as one of the great concert experiences of my life along with Tennstedt's Bruckner 8th with NY Phil and Janson's Tchaik. 4th with Leningrad Phil.