Symphonies no. 31 "Paris" and no. 34

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Symphonies No. 31 'Paris' and No. 34 are orchestral works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1778 and 1780 respectively. The pair illustrates Mozart's approach to Classical symphonic writing: the 'Paris' symphony adopts a broad public-concert idiom with enlarged orchestration and prominent wind writing, while No. 34 presents a more compact, brightly scored design that points toward his later symphonic techniques.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 31 in D, K.297 "Paris": I. Allegro assai
    8:03
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 31 in D, K.297 "Paris": II. Andante
    5:52
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 31 in D, K.297 "Paris": II. Andante (Substitute movement)
    4:03
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 31 in D, K.297 "Paris": III. Allegro
    3:55
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 34 in C, K. 338: I. Allegro vivace
    7:48
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 34 in C, K. 338: II. Andante di molto
    7:22
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 34 in C, K. 338: III. Menuett K. 409
    5:27
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 34 in C, K. 338: IV. Finale (Allegro vivace)
    5:39

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