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Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony", to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony", No. 25 .
The usual middle section features a turn to the pleasant parallel G major key—its only incidence in the symphony. Here, the woodwinds assume prominence, aided by the pair of horns. A repeat of the beginning rounds it off in conventional manner.
31 gru 2009 · Digital resources for Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 include program notes. This well loved symphony dates from the summer of 1788.
9 gru 2014 · The Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 has four movements (the score samples are from the second version). In the brief description below I mention Norrington’s view — not necessarily as the ultimate reference (though I personally am close to seeing his interpretation this way), but more because I’m otherwise not discussing
The Symphony in G Minor, K. 550, is such a structure of sounds which have been made intelligible by the combinations conceived by the composer. These sounds are presented successively in time, but in time whose effect is virtual, not chronological. The ordering of the events may not be altered, except occasionally to reduce the redundancy
It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony", to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony", No. 25. The two are the only extant minor key symphonies Mozart wrote. The symphony is scored (in its revised version) for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings.
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, symphony by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, sometimes known as the Great G Minor Symphony. Composed in the summer of 1788, it was finished at about the same time as his Symphony No. 39 and Symphony No. 41, marking a period of productivity exceptional even by Mozart’s.
