This is another instance, I think, where Rafael Kubelik's live recording outshines his studio effort with the same (Bavarian Radio Symphony) orchestra. While there are performances to like in Kubelik's unusual Beethoven project on DG, a different orchestra for each symphony, this disc and the two Audite releases (2,6 on one, 4,5on the other) sound better and have much greater drive and impact. The final movement of this Beethoven's ninth is especially well done, with superior sound and performance to the previous studio effort.