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many of his works unpublished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 .