Johannes Brahms destroyed or left many of his works unpublished because

A. he was a perfectionist and was never satisfied with them.

B. he didn't want to be successful.

C. he thought they were too good to publish.

Johannes Brahms, who was not fond of protocol, probably wrote his " Academic Festival Overture " with a humorous twist because

A. he wanted to be remembered as a happy man.

B. he felt pressured to write it as a token of thanks for an honorary degree.

C. he was trying to cheer himself up .