Mozart Symphony 39 (4/4) Finale Allegro

Sir CThe Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 543, was completed 26 June, 1788.

The 39th Symphony is the first of a set of three (his last symphonies) that Mozart composed in rapid succession during the summer of 1788. No. 40 was completed 25 July and No. 41 10 August.[1] Around the same time, Mozart was writing his piano trios in E and C major, his sonate facile, and a violin sonatina. Mozart biographer Alfred Einstein has suggested that Mozart took Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 26, in the same key, as a model.[2]

It seems to be impossible to determine the date of the premiere of the 39th Symphony on the basis of currently available evidence; in fact, it cannot be established whether the symphony was ever performed in the composer's lifetime. According to Deutsch (1965), around the time Mozart wrote the work, he was preparing to hold a series of "Concerts in the Casino", in a new casino in the Spiegelgasse owned by Philipp Otto. Mozart even sent a pair of tickets for this series to his friend Michael Puchberg. But it seems impossible to determine whether the concert series was held, or was cancelled for lack of interest.[1] In addition, in the period up to the end of his life, Mozart participated in various other concerts whose program included an unidentified symphony; these also could have been the occasion of the premiere of the 39th (for details, see Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)).

In modern times, the work is part of the core symphonic repertoire and is frequently performed and recorded.

The symphony is scored for flute, pairs of clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings, and consists of four movements: 1. Adagio, 2/2 - Allegro, 3/4
2. Andante con moto, 2/4
3. Menuetto: Trio, 3/4
4. Allegro, 2/4

The first movement opens with a majestic introduction with fanfares heard in the brass section. This is followed by an Allegro in sonata form, though while several features - the loud outburst following the soft opening, for instance - connect it with the galant school that influences the earliest of his symphonies. The independence of the winds and greater interplay of the parts in general, and the fact that the second theme group in those earlier symphonies was (to paraphrase Alfred Einstein) practically always completely trivial, which is not the case here, combine with the second group which contains several themes, including a particularly felicitous "walking theme". These are just a very few of the points that distinguish this movement from those works, from which it has more differences than similarities.

The slow movement, in abridged sonata form, i.e. no development section[3], starts quietly in the strings and expands into the rest of the orchestra. Quiet main material and energetic, somewhat agitated transitions characterize this movement.

The work has a very interesting minuet and trio. The trio is an Austrian folk dance called a "ländler" and features a clarinet solo. The forceful Menuetto is set off by the trio's unusual tint of the second clarinet playing arpeggios in its low (chalumeau) register.

The finale is another sonata form whose main theme, like that of the later string quintet in D, is mostly a scale, here ascending and descending. The development section is dramatic; there is no coda, but both the exposition, and the development through the end of the recapitulation, are requested to be and often are, repeated.

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[elias12186]

What a curious ending

[chopinandliszt]

They're healthy, just like Mozart's music.

[lindzyIsAwesome]

@dcco76 the spirit of mozart helped them

[xfa1996]

i have to play this for orchestra auditions...theres no way im going to be able to bring it up to that tempo, but its worth a shot :D

[MrBraddockko1]

@vizhtor77 Ofcourse, I think you may need a little help in respecting opinions. Not a single person gave a fuck what you had to say and you wrote it anyway. Opinions are like asshole, everyone has one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks.....

[vizhtor77]

@MrBraddockko1 Dude, can you leave alone? I don't give a fuck about what you say! Go to troll somewhere else! And before, learn to respect others' opinion.

[MrBraddockko1]

@MrBraddockko1 *inabliity



[MrBraddockko1]

@MrBraddockko1 All we can ever hope to do on this earth is make an impact in a positive way that is so great that we are never forgotten. The ability to do so whether subconscious or deliberate leaves us only feeling empty till there is nothing left to do but discuss those who have changed the world in any discipline in a negative or positive way. In doing so however, we only keep the fire burning which they lit years and years ago, before history had even written of them.

[MrBraddockko1]

@vizhtor77 I got back from the doctor and he assured me I wasn't retarded. I'm going for a second opinion though. The unfortunate part is writing doesn't allow us all to properly put our thoughts out there. Music is one thing that can never be debated so I won't even try, but the fact that we are using advanced computers and conversing on youtube about music written before the light bulb was invented is a true testament to the genius of it. Great things never die, only mediocrity.

[vizhtor77]

Glad that my comments make u happy.3 things:

1)Who said that I am genius?Me?You?Don't know what are you talking about..

2) I know many great professional musicians whose opinion about Mozart is exactly the same than mine..But in your opinion all of them are just "old tampons" even if you don't know them at all?Man, U are a genius!

3) If you're not able to respect other's musical taste,it means that either you are 4 years old,or are a retarded moron

Thank me,I've revealed to u that u are retarded

[MrBraddockko1]

@vizhtor77 What's your name? I'll tell my children, they will tell theres and so on and so on and after about 300 years we'll see if anyone is debating your genius or knows the difference between you and an old tampon.  I'm sure people will still be recounting your youtube comments haha.