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There is nothing more Mahlerian in that specific moment than there is anything Brahmsian or Wagnerian or Beetoven-ian.
I think you're going a tad off the deep end with your obsessive prattling on about Mahler. I love Bernstein as a conductor, but his vision of the Schostakowitch 5th is flawed. He sees the end as something glorious, as sunshine breaking through the clouds, as a triumphant, victorious ending. He misses the point completely.
So for someone to miss the point of this highly sarcastic and facetious symphony, I'm not sure I'd jump at every word he says regarding influences and whatnot in that music.
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"Those that know, do;
Those that understand, teach."
-Aristotle-
"toute audace engendrée par l'ignorance cesse d'être une audace et devient une maladresse"
-Debussy-
In musical criticism, when issues of craft and technical consideration are set aside, what remains is more subjective. However, until technical issues are dealt with, the subjective portion bears considerably less weight.
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