Symphonies nos. 40 & 41

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & The Cleveland Orchestra & George Szell

Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 are orchestral works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1788. These late Classical-period symphonies are characterised by increased chromaticism, dramatic contrasts, contrapuntal complexity and expanded orchestral colours, and they occupy a pivotal place at the end of Mozart's symphonic output as exemplars of his mature handling of form and expression.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
    7:50
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: II. Andante
    7:55
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    4:49
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: IV. Allegro assai
    4:29
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”: I. Allegro vivace
    8:18
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”: II. Andante cantabile
    8:02
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    4:45
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”: IV. Molto allegro
    5:55

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