Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543

Composer: MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Written in the summer of 1788 in Vienna; the first of Mozart’s “last three symphonies” (alongside Nos. 40 and 41, also written that same summer)
  • Four movements:
    1. Adagio; Allegro
    2. Andante con moto
    3. Menuetto e Trio
    4. Allegro1
  • Fun fact – Symphony No. 39 is the only one of Mozart’s “adult” symphonies to omit oboes, giving heavier prominence to the clarinets.
    • Second fun fact – the slow introduction to the first movement was a feature rarely heard in Mozart’s symphonies.2

Sources

  1. “Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus),” IMSLP, accessed January 7, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.39_in_E-flat_major,_K.543_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus).
  2. Howard Posner, “Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543,” L. A. Phil, accessed January 7, 2025, https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/pieces/3981/symphony-no-39-in-e-flat-k-543.

Cut IDs

40547 49431 49539 48586 14701 15696 49432 22892