Deryk Barker responds to Bob Draper: >>I have heard two versions of the work. Kurt Masur on Philips silver line. >>....Bernard Haitink on Philips digital classics. > >Well, you certainly haven't heard any that *I'd* consider worthy >of the work. Deryk went on to list a few recordings of the 9th he thinks are particularly worthy. I'd just like to add Bernstein's version on Sony - the most thrilling Scherzo I can recall. Deryk doesn't want me to mention Gardiner's 9th, so I won't. (got it in anyways). Sometimes, I have the feeling that a list member does not like a particular work, and the problem is which versions have been listened to. It's probably best to listen to the most outstanding recordings of a work before concluding it's not up to speed. I don't have anything against Haitink's or Masur's 9th, but they are well below the best available. Don Satz [log in to unmask]