Mehta/IPO/Sony M3+M10 Adagio

[John Kim]

This set came out in early 90s. I wonder if it's worth looking for.

Can anyone make a comment on the M3?

John,

[Roffe]

His M3 with the LA phill and Maureen Forrester from 1978 is worth looking for IMHO.

Roffe

[John Kim]

His M3 with the LA phill and Maureen Forrester from 1978 is worth looking for IMHO.

Roffe

Ditto.

It's quite a good M3rd in great sound.

John,

[waderice]

His M3 with the LA phill and Maureen Forrester from 1978 is worth looking for IMHO.

Roffe

Was this particular M3 ever released on CD?  I don't recall ever seeing it in that format.

Wade

[James Meckley]

His M3 with the LA phill and Maureen Forrester from 1978 is worth looking for IMHO.

Was this particular M3 ever released on CD?  I don't recall ever seeing it in that format.

It was released on CD in 1994 in a London "Double Decker," 443 030-2.

James

[sbugala]

I recall it (the IPO account) being decent, but it's main flaw is the dry sound.  I like his LAPO account, especially on LP. 

[John Kim]

I received this recording today and I am very impressed .

One thing that immediately grabbed my attention was the crystal clear sound Sony engineers captured from the Mann Auditorium. It's remastered via SBM technology. The dynamic range is huge, so when the big climaxes arrive they impart a full impact.

Mehta's approach is basically not all that different from the LAPO recording, but here the orchestra is more disciplined and refined. That, unfortunately somewhat robs the performance of some romantic feel, yielding a more dissecting and objective interpretation.

None of these matter to me because I still love the beautiful sound of the orchestra and recording and that counts a lot in M3rd.

The Scherzo which boasts the most poetic playing in the post horn solo is one of the best I ever heard. Listen to the outburst of tam tam at the end!

John,

[barry guerrero]

It's a pretty good Mahler 3. It just lacks hall ambiance (very dry), and could use a better mezzo.

[John Kim]

It's a pretty good Mahler 3. It just lacks hall ambiance (very dry), and could use a better mezzo.

Uhmmm... I don't find that. The sound is one of the best I ever heard, better than anything else except for (perhaps) Salonen and Kobayashi. The low ends - tuba, timpani, bass drum, etc - are terrific with tremendous power and presence.

John,