Who composed Symphony no.1?

Question

Is anyone able to tell me the composer who composed a 'Symphony no. 1' was? All I know is that it was his only popular work and no subsequent compositions were ever as good, leading him to resent that piece.

The answer is NOT Beethoven, Tchaikovsky or Mahler.

Answer 1

try Brahms..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxhKDT-RS...

Answer 2

Cèsar Franck or Hector Berlioz.

Answer 3

Robert Schumann, this symphony is also known as "Spring"

Answer 4

For the life of me I can't fathom who you could possibly mean,

Prokofiev's 1st Symphony 'the Classical' perhaps?

or Cesar Frank as has been already suggested?

though your statement that it was their 'only popular work and no subsequent compositions were ever as good' would surely not absolutely hold true in either case..Incidentally where does this evaluation stem from?

Either way I'm almost sure it must refer to one of the minor or lesser known composers.

However I am shocked and dumbfounded that someone ventured forth Brahms.

What!

How thoroughly and utterly insane..