W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K.201
Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756 in Salzburg and died on December 5th, 1791 in Vienna. In this short 35 years, Mozart managed to make his mark as one of the most prolific composers in history. He is famous for writing pieces from which melodies have becoming popular “hummable” tunes- from works like his operas (such as the Magic Flute), from his numerous violin or piano concertos and sonatas, chamber works such as string quartets and other works like the famous “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”. Mozart also composed 41 symphonies, and approximately one third of Mozart’s symphonies were composed between 1772-1774. It was in this 2 year period that he composed his Symphony No. 29, which is one of the more elegant and beautiful works written for the chamber orchestra. As many of us know, Mozart was a child prodigy and nothing can be more obvious to us when we hear this symphony composed by the 18 year old composer. The symphony is scored for 2 horns, 2 oboes and strings and consists of four movements.
