Which Beethoven's symphony do you like the best?

A_e_watkins..IMHO means In My Humble Opinion. The question asks for opinions, and that's mine.

And yes, Quadophile, Beethoven wrote some really good stuff, but I think that his Symphonies are overrated.

Eldartford,

IMHO yes you are entitled to have an opinion of your own and I respect you for that.

Eldartford, would you ever be able to compose something at least as good as the "worst" Beethoven's symphony? I'm sure not!

Eldartford, Richard Wagner adored/venered the 9th so much! do you think he (R.W) was not able to appreciate "good stuff"?

What a nest of hornets I stirred up by disliking the 9th!

No, I can't write a symphony, but I can do many other things that Beethoven couldn't. It would be more appropriate to compare Beethoven to Bach or Mozart.

No wonder Wagner liked the 9th. It is pompous and overbearing just like much of Wagner's music.