His fourth symphony begins with alternating falling thirds and rising sixths in the violins, imitating that composer's earlier "Der Tod, das ist die Kühlste Nacht", and the fourth movement of that symphony is a chaconne.
One of this man's works begins with a cello theme that is usually drowned out in performances and supposedly depicts girls dancing at the Prater, while his third symphony includes a slow movement marked Poco allegretto. His String Quartet Number 1 was analyzed in Schoenberg's book (this man) the Progressive. His fourth symphony begins with alternating falling thirds and rising sixths in the violins, imitating that composer's earlier "Der Tod, das ist die Kühlste Nacht", and the fourth movement of that symphony is a chaconne. The last movement of his first symphony, on the other hand, sounds so much like the Ode to Joy that it was nicknamed "Beethoven's Tenth". Also responsible for variations on themes of Haydn and Handel, for 10 points, name this German contemporary of Wagner who wrote A German Requiem and the Academic Festival Overture.
One of this man's works begins with a cello theme that is usually drowned out in performances and supposedly depicts girls dancing at the Prater, while his third symphony includes a slow movement marked Poco allegretto.
Johannes {Brahms}