the mravinsky is very good. but... the mengelberg with concertgebouw is by far the best. he infuses this played to death piece with imagination, drama, color and makes it a really compelling listen.
I would recommend a performance that's been around for a long time, and which I still consider one of the best balanced and finest played: George Szell's with the Cleveland Orchestra.
I heard the Cleveland Orch. do this piece a year or two ago at the Menuhin competition in Austin. It was amazing...jaw-dropping...head-shaking...almost unbelievable.
The Gergiev/VPO on Phillips followed closely by Szell/Cleveland . A surprisingly good one in a box set of all 6 is Masur /Gewandhausorchester on Teldec
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