9th, I can't imagine anyone picking any other symphony as his best. Unbelievable power melding into unbounded joy
7th, beautiful, especially the second movement
5th, four most famous notes in music history
3rd, gave birth to the entire Romantic era
6th, the beautiful Pastoral
8th and 4th, pretty but overwhelmed by what came before and after
1st and 2nd, the Classical Beethoven still very influenced by Mozart and Hayden, hasn't quite found his own legs yet
Last edited by Paul Smeenus; 11-14-2013 at 01:23 PM.
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