Mozart: The Symphonies

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Favorite Moment:The Adagio opening to the first movement is probably the most famous aspect of the symphony, but my favorite moment comes here at the end of the second movement. Mozart repeats a figure from earlier in the piece but switches up the orchestration building to the wonderfully melodic climax. Despite the large orchestration for this moment, the music retains a delicate air, giving a full but gentle sound fitting for the piece. Alte Mozart-Ausgabe, the full name of which was the "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke: Kritisch durchgesehene Gesamt ausgabe". There are no symphonies "GA 49" and "GA 53". This cycle also includes the rarely heard K 17 and K 18 (neither of which is by Mozart) and K 444 in its entirety (Mozart wrote only the slow introduction to this symphony by Michael Haydn). Better still, there are no repeats which is a blessing for those who’ve heard these works countless times. His full name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, and baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, archbishopric of Salzburg [Austria], who died on December 5, 1791, in Vienna, Austria, making him one of the Beethoven, who was born in Germany in 1707, is best known for the nine symphonies he composed (often regarded as the greatest of all symphonists) of which the ninth (Choral, 1824) includes a mixed chorus and parts for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone in its The Two Giants Of Symphonic Composition: Haydn And Beethoven

Every year in late January, Mozart Week is celebrated. In the Old Town, Mozart Piano Sonatas are held in St. Peter’s Abbey. It was one of my favorite Salzburg experiences to see the Marionette Theater perform. Even though the music is not performed live, it is impressive. The first, second, and fourth movements together constitute the overture to the opera Lucio Silla, K. 135. The third movement, a minuet, is listed separately as K. 61h No. 3; it is this movement whose authorship is doubtful. Best Known For: A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.

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Mozart’s orchestral work spans 24 years from 1764 to 1788. According to the most recent investigations, Mozart wrote up to 68 complete works of this type. Mozart revised some of the symphonies (K.297, 385, and 550) after they had already been written. Piano sonatas and other piano pieces were Mozart’s first attempts at writing music. Mozart wrote 20 piano solo works between 1782 and 1786, including the piano solo classics (sonatas, variations, fantasias, suites, fugues, and rondo); the Horn Concertos are frequently performed by professional horn players. Almost everything he wrote for the piano was intended to be played solo. Mozart created over 100 types of dance for orchestra, such as Minuetto (more than 100), Contredanse, and Allemande. Mozart’s sacred music, which combines Gregorian choral elements with rigorous counterpoint, has a rich stylistic mosaic. All of his sacred music is distinguished by consistent styling and symmetry. Central Europe in the mid-18th century was going through a period of transition. The remnants of the Holy Roman Empire had divided into small semi-self-governing principalities. The result was competing rivalries between these municipalities for identity and recognition. Political leadership of small city-states like Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague was in the hands of the aristocracy and their wealth would commission artists and musicians to amuse, inspire, and entertain. The music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods was transitioning toward more full-bodied compositions with complex instrumentation. The small city-state of Salzburg would be the birthplace of one of the most talented and prodigious musical composers of all time. The finales of both are done with exceptional vitality and the rhythmic resilience that's characteristic of these performances. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart spent the majority of his short life in Salzburg. His life in Vienna is documented in museums after he left Salzburg. One of the exhibits depicts the life of Europeans in the 1700s, as well as a slice of it. Cathedrals built during the Baroque can be found north of the Alps in Salzburg. The best acoustics are found in the pews immediately beneath the dome. Mozart’s second home is the setting for his residence. Mozart’s father, Le, is buried in Salzburg, whereas Mozart is buried in Vienna. However, thanks to the release of recordings by some of the world’s most renowned orchestras, symphonies have begun to gain popularity in recent years. There is no longer a need to limit music listening to live performances; it is now possible to listen to the music whenever and wherever you want. Who Wrote Many Symphonies?

Links to scores of each symphony have been included. All the symphonies in this table except Nos. 2, 3 and 37 (which are spurious) have links to scores in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe; the spurious symphonies Nos. 2, 3 and 37 have links to scores at the International Music Score Library Project.

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Concert chamber music has grown in popularity in recent years, despite the fact that symphonies were originally composed for large orchestras. The reasons for this are simple: orchestral music is louder, and listeners are more easily able to identify individual instruments. The chamber music, on the other hand, is frequently subtler and allows the performer to fine-tune their technique.

Symphony No. 28 is, in my opinion, the most overlooked of his symphonic works. I admit on the surface nothing looks remarkable: the piece is in C, features Mozart’s typical instrumentation and is in a basic four movement structure. While nothing jumps out as genius, it is consistently engaging the listener with clever melodic writing, each movement making the most of it’s brief runtime. Interestingly, although recordings are much less frequent than his later symphonies, I find the 28th to have the most variation in interpretation. There are the typical Mozart differentiations, like inclusion of repeats and tempo, but most noticeable is the approach taken towards appogiaturas. The first and second movements together constitute the overture to the opera Ascanio in Alba, K. 111. The third movement is listed separately as K. 120/111a. Mozart worked in Salzburg from 1767 until his move to Vienna in 1781. During this time, he worked as a court musician for the Archbishop of Salzburg. He composed many of his most famous works during this period, including his operas The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, and his Requiem. The symphony numbers in the range 42 to 56 are sometimes used for symphonic works that were not numbered in the 1-41 sequence. They have been included for completeness, although they are out of chronological sequence. In addition, some authentic symphonies were never given numbers. The symphonies in the 1-41 chronological sequence have been listed first; the symphonies that were given the numbers 42-56 are listed next; and lastly are listed the remaining symphonies. The symphonies given numbers past 41 are sometimes listed with "GA" preceding the number, because these numbers were from the From 1782 to 1785, Mozart divided his time between self-produced concerts as soloist, presenting three to four new piano concertos in each season. Theater space for rent in Vienna was sometimes hard to come by, so Mozart booked himself in unconventional venues such as large rooms in apartment buildings and ballrooms of expensive restaurants. The year 1784, proved the most prolific in Mozart’s performance life. During one five-week period, he appeared in 22 concerts, including five he produced and performed as the soloist. In a typical concert, he would play a selection of existing and improvisational pieces and his various piano concertos. Other times he would conduct performances of his symphonies. The concerts were very well attended as Mozart enjoyed a unique connection with his audiences who were, in the words of Mozart biographer Maynard Solomon, “given the opportunity of witnessing the transformation and perfection of a major musical genre.” During this time, Mozart also began to keep a catalog of his own music, perhaps indicating an awareness of his place in musical history.

In December 1769, Mozart, then age 13, and his father departed from Salzburg for Italy, leaving his mother and sister at home. It seems that by this time Nannerl’s professional music career was over. She was nearing marriageable age and according to the custom of the time, she was no longer permitted to show her artistic talent in public. The Italian outing was longer than the others (1769-1771) as Leopold wanted to display his son’s abilities as a performer and composer to as many new audiences as possible. While in Rome, Mozart heard Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere performed once in the Sistine Chapel. He wrote out the entire score from memory, returning only to correct a few minor errors. During this time Mozart also wrote a new opera, Mitridate, re di Ponto for the court of Milan. Other commissions followed and in subsequent trips to Italy, Mozart wrote two other operas, Ascanio in Alba (1771) and Lucio Silla (1772). Excerpt from the third movement, “Presto,” of Mozart's Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K 504 ( Prague); from a 1950 recording by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer. (more) Favorite Moment:One of my all time favorite Mozart moments comes in the andante of this symphony where the winds take over in with a simple melody in tiers offset by a measure. The arrangement is so simple but creates such a magical effect, exemplifying Mozart’s genius.

Perhaps it’s cheating to group these two together, but they’re both examples of Mozart’s growing musical confidence. He uses his trademark features, learnt from studying Haydn and listening to opera in Vienna, but adds new and exciting music never featured in symphonies before – think uneven musical phrases, prominent tunes from the oboes and flutes, cheery violin lines, and brilliant fanfares. This is a list of symphonies by the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Symphonies No. 2 (attributed to Leopold Mozart) and 3 (written by Carl Friedrich Abel) are spurious. Mozart's "37th symphony" is actually Michael Haydn's 25th symphony; Mozart only added a 20-bar slow introduction to it. Some symphonies of uncertain authenticity were included in either the Alte Mozart-Ausgabe or the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe; they are in this list but marked as uncertain or spurious (in the cases of K. 16a and K. 98, which later scholarship demonstrated have nothing to do with Mozart). No. 11 (K. 84/73q) is considered by scholars to be of uncertain authenticity. Further spurious and doubtful symphonies can be found at Mozart symphonies of spurious or doubtful authenticity.

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The first and second movements based on music from the opera Il re pastore, K. 208. The third movement is listed separately as K. 102/213c. The second movement is incomplete.