I see that HMV Japan lists a Mahler 7 with Kobayashi/New Japan Phil. on Exton. Could somebody try to round up some timings on this one, please.
RCA is issuing the classic Reiner/Forrester/CSO "Das Lied von der Erde" onto one of their mid-price SACD hybrid discs. That'll be nice!
Pentatone is going to issue Haitink's first Concertgebouw M5 on one of their super-dooper SACD/CD hybrids. I always liked that performance, but this reissue will be expensive (wish they'd do his first 1969 M7). I suppose we'll eventually get a sluggish M5 with him and Chicago. Remember, Mahler is ALL about loud brass.
Euroarts is issuing an Abbado/Lucerne Festival Orch. M6 on DVD, performed in the summer of 2006. Wonder if they'll give a nice closeup of the hammer strokes? If so, I may want this.
Man, has there ever been a greater time to be a Mahler meathead?
I've got a feeling that the Litton/DSO; Boulez; MTT/SFSO; Kobayashi (assuming that he does one); MTT/SFSO DVD from Lucerne on Euroarts (in my dreams!) Mahler 8th recordings, are all going to get released around the same time.