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“assigned number eight to the Unfinished, and dubbed the…” — Music for Life at 15:03

“assigned number eight to the Unfinished, and dubbed the Great Symphony as Symphony No. 9, which implies a standing on par with Beethoven's magnum opus of the same numbering. This is the order that most English-speaking scholars adhere to today, never mind that Grove's famous dictionary doesn't actually number it that…”

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