YOUR Mahler Cycle

[Lisztianwagner]

Mine could be:

1. Bernstein/Concertgebouw
2. Solti/LSO   Bernstein/NY Philharmonic
3. Bernstein/NY Philharmonic  Solti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4. Bernstein/Concertgebouw
5. Karajan/BPO 
6. Karajan/BPO 
7. Bernstein/NY Philharmonic
8. Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker
9. Karajan/BPO  Bernstein/Concertgebouw
10. Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker

Although it is not included in the official list of Mahler symphonies, "Das Lied von der Erde" is traditionally considered a symphony, so:
Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker

Ilaria

[kishnevi]

Hmm,  let's see:
1--no clear favorite
2--Bernstein(DGG cycle)
3-Levine/CSO or Bertini/KRSO
4-no clear favorite
5-Bernstein (DGG cycle)
6-Gergiev/LSO
7-Abbado/BPO
8-Thomas/SFO
9-Zinman or Levine/Munich or Norrington
10-Rattle
DLvdE-Krips/VSO (Wunderlich, Fischer Dieskau) or Bernstein/IPO (Ludwig, Kollo)

[DavidRoss]

1 - Horenstein/LSO   Bernstein/Concertgebouw  Judd/Florida (I must have Blumine)

2 - Kaplan/Vienna     Maazel/Vienna   Bernstein/New York (DG)

3 - Horenstein/LSO   Levine/Chicago   Haitink/Concertgebouw

4 - Maazel/Vienna (Battle)   Szell/Cleveland (Raskin)   Chailly/Concertgebouw (Bonney)

5 - Neumann/Leipzig   Dohnányi/Cleveland  Chailly/Concertgebouw

6 - Solti/Chicago         Szell/Cleveland       Zander/Philharmonia

Must mention Chailly; a performance that utterly fascinates me. This is what I imagine Klemperer would've sounded like if he'd finally made peace with the symphony and conducted it in his last decade.  (That probably won't be a recommendation for most of you  )

7 - Klemperer/Philharmonia    Bernstein/New York (Sony)    Barenboim/SK Berlin

8 - Nagano/DSO Berlin     Chailly/Concertgebouw        Sinopoli/Philharmonia

9 - Karajan/Berlin (1982)   Klemperer/New Philharmonia   Haitink/Concertgebouw

10 - Ormandy/Philadelphia    Barshai/Junge Deut Phil   Olson/Polish National

DLVDE - Haitink/Concertgebouw (King/Baker)   Klemperer/Philharmonia (Wunderlich/Ludwig)  Sanderling/Berlin SO (Schreier/Finnila)

Sarge

I've been looking around the Mahler recording threads here to see if there are any I don't know that I should hear.  I happened on this thread from the old forum and saw Sarge's picks back in August 2006.  Interesting how few recent releases have cracked his top three since then, namely Boulez's 3rd & 4th, both of which I admire greatly, too, and Gielen's "Cooked" 10, which I somewhat fear to hear lest it demand purchasing yet another of Gielen's recordings! (Thanks to Mog at least I don't have to buy it just to hear it. Thanks again to DaveW for the tip!)  Changes are marked in red on both lists.

1: Horenstein/LSO
    Judd/Florida Phil (got to have the Blumine)
    Bernstein/Concertgebouw

2: Kaplan/WP
    Segerstam/Danish National Radio
    Bernstein/New York Phil (DG)

3: Chailly/Concertgebouw
    Boulez/WP
    Levine/Chicago

4: Maazel/WP
    Chailly/Concertgebouw
    Boulez/Cleveland

5: Barenboim/Chicago
    Karajan/Berlin Phil
    Levine/Philadelphia

6: Solti/Chicago
    Szell/Cleveland
    Karajan/Berlin Phil

7: Klemperer/New Philharmonia
    Chailly/Concertgebouw
    Bernstein/New York Phil

8: Chailly/Concertgebouw
    Tennstedt/LPO
    Solti/Chicago

9: Haitink/Concertgebouw
    Bernstein/Concertgebouw
    Chailly/Concertgebouw

10: Ormandy/Philadelphia
      Gielen/SWR Baden
      Barshai/Junge Deutsche Phil

Das Lied: Haitink/King/Baker/Concertgebouw
              Sanderling/Schreier/Finnila/Berlin SO
              Barenboim/Jerusalem/Meier/Chicago

[kishnevi]

1: Horenstein/LSO
    Judd/Florida Phil (got to have the Blumine)
    Bernstein/Concertgebouw

I have to get by the local pride (one of the few recordings the Florida Philharmonic actually released), but for Blumine-lovers, I would suggest the Zinman/Zurich recording.