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The Adorf link to the song of Becker "Wo du hingehst" leads to a song, which is not from Becker! SLUB has a recording of this song at its Mediathek:
http://mediathek.slub-dresden.de/db/apsisa.dll/ete?action=displayDetails/1&sstate=eJyFVF1v2zYUjewOduR4cZi0zYJ1CIJhaIfWsOSP2NnDtiYZkCFrgnh982BQEh2zlkSNpJK0P6K_efdSshHBEeYHgzznnvuly1u3yFfLJixI2v-mTH5uK03jgMqgZe1vHNlKSB0IP06j15b7xm7eM28aiEUasVgzsqVFfDjqwG_gdg-qv384O6rqcPHzhvsuM12IKBExV5q03jN_weTbwxvG47kIg8fmQ-s3-8_6MvLBK3sX8wkFBEpWCZGNg43X1nDvyLar506HWM6-dbSDZ4fU5yJi7YcoBKiFkEtqfqRy5A0iXXKo0yBJvZD77xIpgtTXXMRtqdRnpVnUDhiYGt-9zHcDz31SicWSGBCrA-cXeD4mzRum0lBfS6agG0vBkFQcNGriZUSehVA9XDftyrmb-d0Fxu2QR70FcAtBh1Sp8nOx2yfPYhGzXNzNYm_DsUdqMyHvoScmsco5JOki-R2cR2THo_7ixHnr_MJjCkXeoYvvDbWnWEIl1UIafsXmQszVEIqFzNcs-F9hzubpnHSKQSG3sUMqprPP7eoYvtoWjsVMMq7Zg87qHsMHrIrZLOvsGL7dWmeN1WBptY-3Idme8VAzeRHfccW9EIMQZEZkk8ccwAx7BRi0e2-sqU7VpbjlMfzdsuAq1aZ0oB3S0nNmHsBUmtgqj-q6pAqTtPTTLfWzh3SfNDyqFkxP7zi7X4oGpaIW0sekxuM7wf1VtsNSAZbujsh2BCnyJGQ3q2RhZMbdzmre0HPXIbWAacpDlUu77lPSl8h0ybc4kGdmIKfZGDaQ6OUDbfSD0tDHxdDDtdCQtZqL-1MR4fL4Q8gom59xr7RabEav_NOh257zlFsjdEuFO0j3SJ3HfpgGZswN1F-HBuvQ8To0XIdGBQie7biPLZlRaJrJvTIePjl1TWBG5BstNMXl9aPdCGZTf04TmHVFdvH9CO9TQDVnMo1vp19Q9EPRqrh8S3gOK1wmkiF_UOQ3kZfsluNI_lTkniOXwAl2UwxBwAdcSnyE1GOhKbfA1UwVUpsJKDANZFTqfYL9Y15nga0jSyWj5sE1gYroQ7YGFLH6gP5jN-DxAwT7Ss_J5WTy6-T0ZEITNQm8yV8s4ACzhdtx3On1x_eXF6fT65urs4-nf19cfQAzsIseG00gohRCo3rf-g9N0-6r

Its many years ago, that I had a recording (on tape) of Beckers b-moll-Messe. I suppose it was from a broadcast recording. Does anyone her have such a recording or knows about it? I am searching very much for it.
By the way, I have a recording (on CD) of Bronsarts g-moll-Trio, which really was not easy to find and to get!

The Urania recording has actually a cut in the performance: 4th movement from bar 356 to bar 377, omitting the presentation of the theme by Fagotts and Horns/Clarinetts/Flutes and Trumpets ... and proceeding directly with the String-fugato. One of the greatest passages of this movement has been maimed by this.
This cut has been reported by Frida Draeseke in a letter to Theodor Röhmeyer, but she was not sure if she had heard the symphony, conducted by Drewes, with this cut before. Frida Draeseke, besides this, agreed very much with Drewes interpretations and did especially like very much a performance of the pianoconcerto with the Pianist Hermann Drews (born 19.4.1899 in Pforzheim) - yes, actually this name! the concert was performed by Drews and Drewes.

I do know the Köhler-recording for a long time and do also think, that it is the best, most exiting and sweeping recording among the four. It shows, what Draeseke aimed with this Symphony - some time, after hearing it, I had the impression: Draeseke is able to produce by his music a whirl (I hope its the adequate english word - or a tornado), which tears the listener away with the music, as I never have experienced before.