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When asked by his pupil Carl Czerny why the Eighth was less popular than the Seventh, Beethoven is said to have replied, "because the Eighth is so much better." [ 6 ] A critic wrote that "the applause it received was not accompanied by that enthusiasm which distinguishes a work which gives universal delight; in short—as the Italians say—it did not create a furor."
Beethoven himself was angry about the polite reception for his new symphony and, according to his student Czerny, claimed that the Eighth was "much better" than the Seventh. To this day, the Eighth Symphony has been somewhat overshadowed by its predecessor for the very reason that it is more conservative, even though it too has joyous character.
Jul 8, 2024 · Critics since have had nice things to say about the symphony, including writer and composer Jan Swafford who described it as “a beautiful, brief, ironic look backward to Haydn and Mozart” and Irish playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw harked back to agree with the composer, that the Eighth is actually better than the Seventh.
Apr 22, 2020 · At the time, the Seventh was universally seen as the better of the two works – it was more dramatic, more exciting and generally more satisfying than the Eighth. As it happens, the audience’s almost universal favourite work in those concerts was neither the Seventh nor the Eighth, but the nowadays almost-totally-derided “Battle Symphony”, Wellington’s Victory.
The contrasts between his seventh and eighth symphonies are a case in point. The seventh has significant “gravitas” and length, whereas the eighth is much shorter and full of humor, élan, and a certain light-hearted sparkle. Beethoven, himself, referred to it as “my little one.”
Feb 1, 2017 · When his student, Carl Czerny asked why the Seventh was more popular, Beethoven replied, “because the Eighth is so much better.” The response must have been tongue-in-cheek. Yet there’s a spirited sense of daring in the Eighth Symphony that makes it a uniquely thrilling ride.
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[7] A critic wrote that "the applause it [the Eighth Symphony] received was not accompanied by that enthusiasm which distinguishes a work which gives universal delight; in short—as the Italians say—it did not create a furor." Beethoven was angered at this reception because he considered the Eighth "much better" than the Seventh. [5 ...
