Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas SΓΈndergΓ¥rd
Recording date: 20 February 2014
Date of broadcast: 20 February 2014
Mozart has us hooked. The beginning of this symphony - with its earnest rhythm and serious-minded tune - is so insistent we must listen. He rewards us with one of his best works.
Departing radically from the vivacity of Mozart’s other two symphonies composed that same summer - this one is persistently intense and dark. The lure of formal gentility is suggested by the famous opening theme but tension lingers throughout.
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas SΓΈndergΓ¥rd
Recording date: 20 February 2014
Date of broadcast: 20 February 2014
