This recording has been measured praised and condemned (well, no one would be foolish enough for that) over time, but is the best reflection of the power and majesty of Mahler's most coherent symphony. The complaints about the sound not measuring up to the modern digital recordings reflects a need for thunder over substance and a bad stereo system. Walter Legge produced recordings that surpass the restrictions of his time and place and the sound on this is magnificent.And the conclusion, where Scwarzkopf's voice floats over the chorus in the Aufstehen is unequaled.