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Thank you all for your recommendations, all of them are great.

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Tracy

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In Reply to: RE: Beethoven Symphony #9 recommendations? posted by Tracy on May 16, 2017 at 19:23:40

After listening to several of the recommendations in here--not each one in its entirety--I decided I liked the Fricsay version as proposed by wareagle69 and jdaniel. TGR is probably correct in saying Fricsay's direction of the symphony is a bit intrusive, but it's definitely a more lively version than the one I have. I'm looking forward to hearing this version on vinyl, and it probably won't be my only purchase of the 9th on vinyl as much as I thought it would be when I started this thread, for there is no definitive version of this powerful achievement of human creativity.

Edits: 05/18/17

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RE: Thank you all for your recommendations, all of them are great. - docw 13:20:03 05/19/17 (4)
More lively, but maybe less to the letter of the score. Where will you look for a vinyl copy?
- RE: Thank you all for your recommendations, all of them are great. - Tracy 14:37:47 05/19/17 (3)
  The Dohnanyi version I have on CD is probably more close to the letter of the score, but the Fricsay version I listened to on Spotify just seemed to appeal to me as the choral section sounded more energetic and clearer, like being center stage front instead of back row center. It was a different experience listening to it. The versions are often venue reflective, so I guess I'm exploring a bit with the Fricsay version. I put an offer on this one on eBay:
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/FERENC-FRICSAY-9th-Symphony-Overtures-Egmont-Leonore-III-UK-GATEFOLD-2-LP-/311865870281?hash=item489ca787c9:g:-zkAAOSwWxNYqfbX&autorefresh=true
  I have seen mono versions available too, though I have no idea if it's the same one I listened to. The one I listened to seemed to part of a set. The eBay lp, I think, is the same recording.
  
  Edits: 05/19/17
  - The only truly worthwhile vinyl version... - vinyl1 19:12:41 05/20/17 (1)
    ....is the red linen box two-record set. It is highly collectible and quite expensive.
    
    I don't know why the reissuers don't reissue this, it would certainly sell very well.
    - RE: The only truly worthwhile vinyl version... - Tracy 20:13:11 05/20/17 (0)
      I saw one such set available on eBay. It was, as you said, quite expensive. I'm sure the seller is hoping it is not reissued before it has sold :)
  - RE: Thank you all for your recommendations, all of them are great. - docw 15:45:21 05/19/17 (0)
    DG recently released their whole Fricsay archive as a set.
    Mono is different but some like the more "plain" sound. An example might be Dvorak cello concerto by Fournier and Szell and BPO. Good luck 👍🏽

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