William Strother <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>I haven't heard Barenboim's Beethoven, but experience has taught me not to
>trust my own initial evaluations.  Or anybody else's!

Yes. My initial response to Barbirolli's Mahler's 9 was that it was too
fast. Now, I have a difficult time remaining patient with anything less.

D. Stephen Heersink <[log in to unmask]>