Critics get it wrong: classical music's worst reviews

Beethoven's Ninth? Too long. Carmen? Pretty dull, actually. Discover the famous classical music ripped to shreds by critics of the time.

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   1. Bizet - Carmen

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   2. Beethoven - Symphony No. 9

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   3. Brahms - Requiem

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   4. Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande

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   5. Puccini - La Bohème

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   6. Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 1

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   7. Sibelius - Violin Concerto

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   8. Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht

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    9. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1

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    10. Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King

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    11. Wagner - Tristan and Isolde

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    12. Tchaikovksy - Violin Concerto

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    13. Elgar

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    14. Shostakovich - Lady Macbeth of Mtensk

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    15. Offenbach

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