Eduard Hanslick supposedly said the first movement of a symphony by this composer was like "being given a beating by two incredibly intelligent people." In the essay "[this composer] the Progressive," Schoenberg compared the first theme of this composer's final symphony to his lied "O tod, wie [vee] bitter bist du." That symphony by this composer begins with woodwinds on offbeats echoing the violin melody [read slowly] B - G - E - up to C. This composer discussed the "Alphorn" theme from his first symphony in a letter to (*) Clara Schumann. This composer encoded his motto, "Frei aber froh," as F - A flat - F in his third symphony. Because it begins in C minor and ends in C major, Hans von Bülow [BU-lov] called this composer's first symphony "Beethoven's tenth." For 10 points, name this German romantic composer of four symphonies and a lullaby. ■END■
ANSWER: Johannes Brahms [accept "Brahms the Progressive"]
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