@pennstac @PaisleyUnderground Okay, finally made it through Mahler 3, first movement (Vienna / Boulez / Vienna Boys Choir).
Overall, it was better than I was expecting! The beginning part was a bit thick, but the pace and interpretation of the mid/latter part of the first movement was quite good. When I hear it live this week it’s Kahchun Wong conducting (I guess he trained under Masur), we’ll see how he does it.
The hardest part for me is that I like to see the impressionism and story behind it. That’s why I like Scheherazade, Symphonie Fantastique, or Pictures. Mahler 3 is like a thick abstract oil on canvas plus modern tid bits. I’m staring and staring but just can’t see how nature is speaking to him.