This album was recorded live at the Großer Sendesaal des NDR Landesfunkhaus Hannover in two separate sessions in February and March of 2017 and 2018.
Compositional Technique
The finale of Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony (Symphony No. 41) features a 'quintuple invertible counterpoint' where all themes are combined in complex ways, rooted in Austrian Baroque pedagogy.
Critical Reception
Johannes Brahms, a German composer and pianist, considered Mozart's last three symphonies more important than Beethoven's First Symphony, a judgment once considered heretical.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, an Austrian conductor and cellist, suggested that Mozart may have intended his final three symphonies as an 'oratorio without words,' a drama of the soul.
Notable Performances
A performance of Mozart's G minor Symphony (Symphony No. 40) in Gottfried van Swieten's Vienna apartment was marred by so many mistakes that Mozart had to leave the room.
Composition History
Mozart wrote his final three symphonies, including the two on this album, in Vienna within a six-week period during the summer of 1788.
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