This has to be the single most bland recording I have ever heard of this work. The tempi are fine, but the dynamic contrasts are non-existant. The baritone also can make or break this work, and Kusnjer did nothing for me on this recording. I much prefer Andre Previn's EMI recording with the London Philharmonic, as well as any other recording I've heard on the radio. I cannot discourage this recording enough.