Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (Hybrid SACD) [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Gustav Mahler (Composer), Andrew Litton (Conductor), Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Andrew Litton
• Composer: Gustav Mahler
• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B00004TVJK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,106 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mahler

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, Great Recording ... VERY Bad Packaging, February 19, 2002

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John L. Anderson (Lynchburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (Hybrid SACD) (Audio CD)

Be very careful when ordering this SACD of Andrew Litton and DSO's recording of Mahler's Symphony #2, Resurrection ... very careful. No the actual DSD recording is top rate from Delos, but it is with the packaging that I have a major qualm. On the Delos Web site, this product is clearly listed as a two-disc package that, in the SACD format...It's a great bargain here on Amazon.com...the price of a one-disc set. But therein lies the rub. When the package arrived and I opened the jewel box, out fell Disc 1 which had just been placed atop Disc 2 -- there was only a holder for one disc!!! Everything I've read and heard about care and handling of CDs over the last 20 years is NEVER, EVER stack one disc atop another. Fortunately, as I write this, I'm listening to Disc1 and there appears to be no damage. Again, the problem is NOT with the music -- it's wonderful, but Delos made a mistake in the packaging... Because of that, there's a danger that the consumer...