David Harbin wrote:

>I can't stand Schubert's 9th "The Great".  It goes on and on and the
>jolly tunes are irritating, failing to organically change or grow over
>the symphony's tortuous length.  Not even Furtwangler/BPO can save this
>symphony for me.

Furtwangler didn't save it for me, but Mackerras did: the rec. with the
Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment on Virgin Classics (I think -- perhaps
a reissue). Splendid. At least try it.

-MM