Ich gönne Herrn Hurwitz seine Meinung, frage mich allerdings, wo er eine Tontechnik gehört haben möchte, die "a bit flat in perspective, with the brass at times overbearing" sein soll und möchte der Ausgewogenheit halber zwei andere Kritiken anführen:
ZitatThe CSO has played the Mahler Third on many occasions but almost never with the degree of concentration, fervor and refinement it summoned for Haitink at this performance. ... But it was the sublime, transcendent finale toward which everything built, and Haitink rightly made it the beating heart of his performance. ...
John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune, 21. Oktober 2006
Zitat... Bernard Haitink debuted as CSO principal conductor with a performance of Mahler's massive 100-minute Third Symphony that was one for the history books. ... Haitink showed that he was here to bring out the mysteries of this magical piece, one that contains an entire world, and that he wanted to meet the CSO's players at the mountaintop of artisty that they would share with the composer.
Andrew Patner, Chicago Sun-Times, 21. Oktober 2006