Hey, where is everyone? I feel I'm missing out on some good music!
Well, in the meantime, I'll fill in again, with a little story about Brahms. When friends asked him why he still hadn't written a symphony, he'd say "You don't know what it's like, hearing
his footsteps behind you, everywhere you go".
His First Symphony -- on which he worked for over a decade -- finally reached completion, and if you listen to the first few bars, it becomes obvious that he hadn't exactly shaken off the image:
Depending on your point of view, it's either rather sad. . .or hilarious. 😁