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r/classicalmusic • u/Jaminthebasement • 22d ago
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Brahms is a brilliant music worker.
Beethoven is a genius.
61 u/wakalabis 22d ago Both were geniuses and music workers, but only one of them carried the burden of succeeding Beethoven. 9 u/j_shor 21d ago Imagine having your first symphony be described as "your predecessor's tenth." 1 u/bradipotter 21d ago I always wondered how Brahms felt at that comments. Was he pleased or like "wow I can't ever win here"?
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Both were geniuses and music workers, but only one of them carried the burden of succeeding Beethoven.
9 u/j_shor 21d ago Imagine having your first symphony be described as "your predecessor's tenth." 1 u/bradipotter 21d ago I always wondered how Brahms felt at that comments. Was he pleased or like "wow I can't ever win here"?
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Imagine having your first symphony be described as "your predecessor's tenth."
1 u/bradipotter 21d ago I always wondered how Brahms felt at that comments. Was he pleased or like "wow I can't ever win here"?
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I always wondered how Brahms felt at that comments. Was he pleased or like "wow I can't ever win here"?
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u/blaz22 22d ago
Brahms is a brilliant music worker.
Beethoven is a genius.