Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, “Haffner”

Composer: MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Written in 1782
  • Four movements:
    1. Allegro con spirito
    2. Andante
    3. Menuetto
    4. Presto
  • Origin story: In the summer of 1782, while busy finishing his opera, The Abduction from the Seraglio AND preparing for his own wedding, Mozart received a letter from his father requesting a new symphony for family friend Sigmund Haffner (hence the nickname, “Haffner”). Haffner needed a piece to be played for the celebration after receiving a title of nobility. Mozart diligently obeyed the request despite his workload.1
  • This was not the first work that Mozart wrote for the Haffner family. In 1776, Mozart wrote his “Haffner Serenade” (Serenade for orchestra in D major, K. 250) for a Haffner family wedding.

Sources

  1. Martin Pearlman, “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
    Symphony No. 35 in D Major (“Haffner”), K. 385,” Boston Baroque, accessed January 3, 2025, https://baroque.boston/mozart-symphony-35.

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