Classical CD Choice says Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony‘s recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 will take a lot to beat:
“not just its remarkable sensitivity to the composer’s intentions (every nuance and facet is found, from the more restrained colouristic passages to the great swells of orchestral excitement), captured in a recording which does full justice to the immense sound picture. The fact of that recording is so technically impressive will, of course, will come as no surprise to those used to the company Reference Recordings, which for some considerable time has been among the world’s best in setting down performances in the finest surround sound the medium is capable of.… the Mormon Tabernacle choir have a precision which matches Fischer’s breadth of vision.”