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This German Romantic composer wrote A German Requiem and four symphonies, completing his first in 1876.

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Your new ahaJohannes Brahms

Brahms, often seen as Beethoven's heir, took decades to finish his first symphony before writing his Hungarian Dances. Source: Johannes Brahms

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