I have heard Beethoven's 9th from third row center at Avery Fisher Hall. Holee Crap! That was amazing.
On a vaugely related note, the Philharmonic are doing both Beethoven's 5th and Mozart's Requiem (not on the same night) in October. I don't know if individual tix are available for the Requiem--it doesn't seem so, but the website sucks. Despite my current feeling of "I don't want to give the Philharmonic any more money until they join the 21st century," I would be willing to go to those. You want me to look into it?
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On a vaugely related note, the Philharmonic are doing both Beethoven's 5th and Mozart's Requiem (not on the same night) in October. I don't know if individual tix are available for the Requiem--it doesn't seem so, but the website sucks. Despite my current feeling of "I don't want to give the Philharmonic any more money until they join the 21st century," I would be willing to go to those. You want me to look into it?