Having read the critical nonsense of some reviewers I am dismayed that the greatest ever conductor to stand in front of orchestras should be written about in this way. The ninth, like all the other Bruckner symphony recordings performed by Celibidache and the Munich Phil is just truly stunning and the wonderful spacious tempi do the grandeur and magnificence of this composer justice in a way no other 'maestro' comes near. Although a recording can never do true justice to the work of this genius musician it is possible to glean some of the incredible music made in the hall at these performances.