Donald Satz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>It never ceases to surprise me that that there are many Beethoven fans
>who like most of the symphonies, but not the 9th, as if it was written by
>a different guy.

I'm afraid I'm one of those fans.  I think my problem is that I have such
a wide ranging, deep emotional response to the 9th that I don't have the
strength to go through it most of the time.  I prefer the 7th or the 8th
for the sheer exhilaration.

-Matthew Huston
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