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Leo K:

--- Quote from: John Kim on January 04, 2007, 08:14:41 PM ---I have Haenchen's M3-M7, and M9's (two). They are OK (M3,M5) to very good (M4,M6,M7,M9) but none of them strikes me as exceptional or outstanding. I am not sure if the SACD M5 is a new recording or a remastered version of the old recording that I have.

John,

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Silly me, all I had to do was look at Amazon, and I found Haenchen's 7th dirt cheap.  It's not the most outstanding recording, but back when I was a new Mahler fan it was a recording (a friend had it) I got to know well.  I have a nostalgia over the sound of that recording.  Brings back some good memories of driving up to Minneapolis (with this CD playing in the car stereo) to see de Waart conduct the 7th with the Minnesota Orch back in 1994 or 1995. 

I didn't know that Haenchen recorded the M3.  Interesting.  Though I trust your judgement on the performance.

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