0074644765427. New condition. CD. Recorded in October 1967 in concert at Cleveland s Severance Hall this performance of Gustav Mahler s Symphony No. 6 is an attractive but often overlooked gem perhaps because it has been overshadowed by more famous and sensational recordings. George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra give a rather strict and meticulous reading of what many consider Mahler s most coherently structured symphony and their tightness and control are utterly at odds with frenzied hyper-romantic interpretations. Missing here are the flamboyant liberties of Leonard Bernstein and the ear-splitting force of Georg Solti and the absence of exaggerated ritardandi and extreme violence may disappoint listeners who prefer a neurotic Mahler. Instead Szell gives the symphony a sweeping expansiveness without distortion of the tempi maintains form through judicious pacing and brings out the work s magical lyricism without minimizing the power of the stunning climaxes particularly in the Finale. The concluding dirge marked...