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 [log in to unmask]