This thread marks the first time that I noticed the similarity in rhythm
between the opening themes of the Eroica and Brahms' 2nd.  In all other
respects (including melody, instrumentation, harmony, Beethoven's head-on
lead attack vs.  Brahms oblique approach) they are so different that it's
almost impossible to associate the two.

Aaron J. Rabushka
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