Music critics and musicologists at the end of last century acquired the habit of proposing nicknames for certain Sonatas or Symphonies by Beethoven, schubert or Schumann. In similar manner they also applied themselves to the symphonies of Johannes Brahms.
the first symphony was called << Heroic >>,because of its energy, strength and logic;
the Second <<Lyrical>>, because of its beauty, grace and spirit,even humor;
the Third <Romantic>>, because of its fantastic, highly colored,Legendary aspects and the depth of feeling it embodies;
the Fourth was called <<Tragic>>, because of its philosophical cast,its transcendant harmonies, its seriousness, clarity and wisdom.
那么我在想,是贝多芬的顶峰高还是伯劳姆斯的顶峰高?