Symphony No. 41 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 41
Jupiter
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart c. 1788
KeyC major
CatalogueK. 551
Composed1788 (1788)
Movements4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788.[1] The longest and last symphony that he composed, it is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music.[2][3] The work is nicknamed the Jupiter Symphony, probably coined by the impresario Johann Peter Salomon.[4]

The autograph manuscript of the symphony is preserved in the Berlin State Library.

  1. ^ Deutsch 1965, 320
  2. ^ Brown, Mark (August 4, 2016). "Beethoven's Eroica voted greatest symphony of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved September 29, 2017. Mozart's last symphony, No. 41, the 'Jupiter', was in third place
  3. ^ "These are factually the 10 best symphonies of all time". Classic FM (UK). August 30, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Heartz 2009, pp. 210, 458, 474