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Mahler: Symphony No. 9.
Sir John Barbirolli, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. EMI 7243-5-67926-2.
The Finale to Mahler's Ninth Symphony, the Adagio, is quite possibly the most beautiful piece of music ever written. If that statement seems too bold for you, let me mitigate it slightly by saying the Adagio is certainly among the most beautiful pieces ever written. There, now; we both feel better. In any case, Sir John Barbirolli's interpretation of the symphony has been around for quite a while, since 1964, in fact, and it has successfully weathered the test of time. Like the music, it is sublime.
My own personal favorite Mahler Ninth recording remains Haitink's Concertgebouw rendition, but Barbirolli is second on my list, perhaps a shade more idiosyncratic than Haitink's if not so long breathed and serene. Both Haitink and Barbirolli surpass the highly regarded Karajan versions in my estimation, offering more in the way of human feeling and fewer of the grand gestures. Anyway, Barbirolli was so enamoured of the Finale, he asked that he be allowed to record it out of sequence so that his ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Mahler: Symphony No. 9.