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6 September, 2010Beethoven: 9th Symphony (Music & Arts)
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The last two recordings of Beethoven’s ninth almost cost me the will to live. Both were on period instruments and both perverse to a fault. Many faults. Philippe Herrweghe’s on Pentatone was a plodathon. Emmanuel Krivine’s on Naïve sounded as if the gut was being taken from live cats. Forget I mentioned them.
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