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Mahler is not so much "over-rated," perhaps, as "over-done"-- like so much else in his time, reaching to encompass metaphysically inspired experiences. His is not Absolute Music, but rather an attempt to write the Music of the Absolute. So, if one enjoys the project of German Ide...

Happy to reply: I first heard this work about fifty years ago-- through a recording made at the Casals Festival in the early 1950's. It was a 'mono' recording with a all-star ensemble, including, I believe, Casals on cello, and Isaac Stern as one of the violins. Of course, that First Movement is eve...