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Review title: excellent soloists but funereal pace irritates, not inspires
Product review: The previous reviewer is correct when he rightly cites the quality of the soloists as a positive aspect of this version of the 9th. They are indeed top-notch, but the excellent choral singing and soloists are not sufficient to redeem this performance. The pace is funereally slow, so slow that it does indeed increase the dramatic tension, but not in a manner that adds to the performance. In fact, I became tense to the point of irritability trudging through this marathon! This most magnificent of symphonies should uplift the spirit and make the hair on the back of your neck stand up! It should not irritate or bore the listener. For the best Ninth, try Bernstein, Karajan (1976) or Solti's version instead.
