Symphony No. 36 (Mozart)

Mozart
Symphony No. 36
1. Adagio, 3
4 – Allegro spiritoso, 4
4
2. Andante con moto, 6
8
3. Menuetto, 3
4
4. Finale (Presto), 2
4
Performed by the Tsumugi Orchestra conducted by Takashi Inoue (2013)
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The Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, also known as the Linz Symphony, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during a stopover in the Austrian town of Linz on his and his wife's way back home to Vienna from Salzburg in late 1783.[1] The entire symphony was written in four days to accommodate the local count's announcement, upon hearing of the Mozarts' arrival in Linz, of a concert. The première in Linz took place on 4 November 1783. The composition was also premièred in Vienna on 1 April 1784.[1] The autograph score of the "Linz Symphony" was not preserved, but a set of parts sold by Mozart to the Fürstenberg court at Donaueschingen in 1786 does survive.[2]

  1. ^ a b Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien IV. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. p. XVII. ISMN M-006-20466-3
  2. ^ Eisen, Cliff (1988). "New Light on Mozart's 'Linz' Symphony, K.425". Journal of the Royal Musical Association. 113 (1): 81–96. doi:10.1093/jrma/113.1.81. JSTOR 766270.