Mozart - Symphony No 40 in G Minor

symphony by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Composed in 1788, it is one of only two symphonies he wrote in minor keys and reflects his interest in the artistic movement known as Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress), in which darker and stronger emotions were showcased.

The year 1788 was a dark one for Mozart. Viennese audiences were proving less eager to hear his concerts and recitals, bills were piling up, and his infant daughter Theresia had just died. Letters to friends reveal that he was finding it difficult to look beyond the shadows, and some have suggested that this fact influenced this unusually anxious symphony.

Yet there is more at work here than one man’s daily sorrows. At this time in history, German and Austrian composers were increasingly drawn to the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) movement, a school of thought that also affected artists and writers. In response, composers began producing works that were the audible expression of angst. Haydn wrote Sturm und Drang symphonies, frequently in the key of g minor that Mozart uses here. So did the London-based Johann Christian Bach, youngest son of the great Johann Sebastian, and this younger Bach had strongly influenced the pre-teen Mozart during that youth’s extended visit to England. In this atmosphere, it is no surprise that Mozart, too, turned, at least occasionally, to minor keys. Symphony No. 40 proves that this man whose music could so easily provoke delight could also spur tears.

0:00 Symphony No 40, I. Molto Allegro
5:59 Symphony No 40, II. Andante
13:35 Symphony No 40, III. Menuetto; Allegretto
18:08 Symphony No 40, IV. Allegro assai

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