[Nicolai P. Zwar]

Oh, ok, didn’t know. Can’t say that I do, I suppose I have plenty of either. Most newer classical recordings are all live recordings, even though some try to conceal it. I don’t mind at all live recordings in classical music, as the audience is usually better behaved than, say, in rock music (where they often clap and yell during the music). So if it’s a live recording, I generally prefer that they leave the applause at the end, it’s more authentic, and can be great to just hear applause at the end of a performance (which you hopefully would when visiting a concert).

But by and large, it doesn’t really matter to me. Most of Leonard Bernstein’s later Deutsche Grammophon recordings are all live recordings, and they are among the great classical music recordings. One of the greatest Mahler recordings of all time, the 9th under Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic, is a live recording.

So as far as classical music is concerned, I have no objection to live recordings at all. In any case, I think the Tilson Thomas recording is excellent.