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Originally Posted by Verdi_Lver
I've listened to this symphony so many times  ....
so have a lot of people on this site, I'm sure. You certainly don't need to tell me how amazing Beethoven's Ninth is  . |
I did kind of figure this. . . .I intended to post this at a different forum that is
not specifically dedicated to music but for whatever reason the site goes completely retarded when I try to sign in. Consequently I don't go there anymore.
to montpellier's post. I'll give Klemperer a listen. I really love the 1st 3 movements but I find that all of the emotion, beauty, and excitement is amplified a thousand fold in the 4th movement. The part with the 4 soloists just before the prestissimo ALWAYS moves me to tears. Anyway the 4th may be somewhat long and schizophrenic and you made it seem like you've heard plenty of excuses for this, so I'll only add that it has a playfulness and creativity that can rarely be found in classical music.