Symphony No. 15 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 15 in G major, K. 124 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in Salzburg during the first weeks of 1772. A note on the autograph manuscript indicates that it might have been written for a religious occasion, possibly in honour of the new Archbishop of Salzburg.^[1] The work is in four movements, the first of which has been described as innovative and "daring",^[2] in view of its variations of tempo.^[3] The last movement is characterised by good humour and frivolity,^[2] with "enough ending jokes to bring the house down".^[3]