He's an acquired taste for sure - a real interesting character. I used to date a flautist in college that was obsessed with him, especially his Beethoven and Brahms recordings. There was a fascinating documentary on him at the Berliner Phil website. He loved his Porsches! His Mahler 9 is a really great recording, and like I said his Wagner preludes/Overtures are well worth hearing at least once. I dig his and Solti's - both klassiks.
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