But what is this special sound—so utterly different from that of a modern orchestra? The strings are gentle and soft, the woodwinds warmly individual, the brass gentlemanly in their elegance, the balance a source of pure delight. Even when all one hundred musicians are working at full force, an astonishing number of details remain audible. Mahler, it becomes clear for the first time in Toblach, is a chamber musician whose agile imagination continually produces surprising effects and new color combinations. (…)