Freiburger Barockorchester: Mozart. The three last symphonies

Description

Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 E-flat major KV 543
Symphony No. 40 G minor KV 550
Symphony No. 41 C major KV 551 "Jupiter" Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried von der Goltz, Violin & Conductor
Plagued by financial worries and personal crises, Mozart composed three symphonies in the summer of 1788 within a few weeks, which are now considered his symphonic culmination. A confirmed performance as a cycle during his lifetime is not documented. They may have been intended for a planned Vienna concert series that never materialized. The three works are fundamentally different in character. The E-flat major symphony omits oboes and replaces them with clarinets, giving the sound a special warmth. The G minor symphony is intensely tense and is one of Mozart's few works in a minor key. The C major symphony, later nicknamed "Jupiter" by the London impresario Johann Peter Salomon, concludes with a finale in which Mozart weaves five themes simultaneously in counterpoint. He could hardly have imagined a bolder conclusion.
Additional information:
Introduction: 6:15 PM, Rolf-Böhme Hall

Highlights

• Performance of Mozart's three last symphonies
• Conductor: Gottfried von der Goltz
• Introduction at 6:15 PM in the Rolf-Böhme Hall

General Information

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's three last symphonies at the Freiburg Concert Hall. These works, considered Mozart's symphonic culmination, showcase remarkable diversity in their character and were composed under special circumstances.

Location

Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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