Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425, “Linz”

Composer: MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Written in 1783; first performed in Linz, Austria that same year
  • 4 movements:
    1. Adagio – Allegro spiritoso
    2. Poco adagio
    3. Menuetto
    4. Presto1
  • Compositional background: during the summer of 1783, Mozart and his wife, Constanze, were making the journey home from Salzburg to Vienna and stopped for several days in Linz at the invitation of Count Thun und Hohenstein. The couple were treated so well by the count during their visit, and Mozart reciprocated this kindness by quickly writing a symphony to be performed at an upcoming concert in town.
  • Listen for – the slow introduction to the first movement, which Mozart would also use for his 39th symphony and was an unusual choice for the composer.2

Sources

  1. “Symphony No.36 in C major, K.425 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus),” IMSLP, accessed January 7, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.36_in_C_major,_K.425_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus).
  2. Herbert Glass, “Symphony No. 36, ‘Linz,'” Hollywood Bowl, accessed January 7, 2024, https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/musicdb/pieces/3979/symphony-no-36-linz.

Cut IDs

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