Bob Draper may have overlooked my longish posting on Beethoven's 9th symphony, in which I outlined the particular merits of Furtwangler's 1954 Lucerne performance on Tahra. It was this recording which fully turned me on to the work, particularly the last movement, and I still think it would be difficult to find a more powerful and moving realization of the symphony. I was lucky to hear it over the radio - the disc is expensive - about $24 US in NZ - but it's worth every penny. It's in good sound, and I think you also get the bonus of an interview with F. Felix Delbruck [log in to unmask]