Zander's Mahler: I have the first, how are the others?

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recently bought the zander/philarmonia Mahler 1st on SACD, and found the preformance and recording wonderful. i'm filling out my Mahler/SACD collection and looking for a 4th and 5th and wonder whether these are comparable to the first? i know the zander cycle has been been controversial in some quarters, Gramophone in particular seems dismissive of it's mid-atlantic character, whatever that may mean when discussing a mittle europa. then again, maybe they just couldn't stop sniffing simon rattle's jock long enough to seriously listen.
I have the reiner 4th, which i enjoy, and the abbado 5th, which i found oddly uninvolving, particularly the adagio, and the recording is dry and unatmospheric, particularly after listening to the zander.
the rest of my mahler cycle:
#2- Slatkin
#3- Chailly
#6- Abbado
#7- MTT
#8- Davis
#9- MTT
I will likely supplement the Davis 8th, with what i'm not sure, Haitink?

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Topic - Zander's Mahler: I have the first, how are the others? - mr. woodford 10:02:03 01/02/07 (2)

Re: Zander's Mahler: I have the first, how are the others? - zako 08:40:40 01/03/07 (1)

Re: Zander's Mahler: I have the first, how are the others? - mr. woodford 09:25:37 01/03/07 (0)

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