Symphony no. 40 / Serenade for Strings

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Alfred Scholz

Symphony No. 40 / Serenade for Strings is an album of orchestral works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, comprising compositions from 1788 and 1787. The selections contrast a turbulent, minor-key symphonic language characterised by dramatic motifs and concentrated development with a lighter string-serenade style of elegant homophonic textures and dance-like movements, reflecting Mozart's late-18th-century development of form and his mature compositional phase.

Symphony no. 40 / Serenade for Strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - album cover

First released: 1990

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1.
Symphony no. 40 in G minor: 1st Movement Molto allegro
8:12
2.
Symphony no. 40 in G minor: 2nd Movement Andante
7:42
3.
Symphony no. 40 in G minor: 3rd Movement Allegretto‐Trio
4:40
4.
Symphony no. 40 in G minor: 4th Movement Allegro‐Assai
4:55
5.
Serenade for Strings in G major “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”: 1st Movement Allegro
4:13
6.
Serenade for Strings in G major “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”: 2nd Movement Romanze
5:43
7.
Serenade for Strings in G major “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”: 3rd Movement Menuetto‐Allegretto
2:17
8.
Serenade for Strings in G major “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”: 4th Movement Rondo‐Allegro
2:50