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Title: i'm only a beginner, but....
Review: I started two years ago with beethoven, buying bohm's VPO version of the 6th (with a schuman symphony) and kleiber's VPO 5 and 7, and was recently recommended to the 1972 solti, CSO version of the ninth. the piece is fantastic. I find the pacing of the 1st and 2nd to be terrific - the first movement just builds and builds with terrific dynamics. The second starts off with perfectly blended strings. The choral finale is stunning, to the point where you must leave what it is you are doing, turn the volume up, and smile.
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