Composition: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Symphony No. 40 |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.550 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1788 |
| First published | 1794 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molto allegro | — | — | — |
| Andante | — | — | — |
| Menuetto | — | — | — |
| Allegro assai | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Ignacio Massun |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Theodor Kirchner |
| view | Complete | flute, violin, cello and piano | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
| view | Complete | 2 horns | Leonard Spira |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Heinrich Gottwald |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Complete | piano | August Horn |
| view | Complete | piano | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
| view | Complete | piano | Wilhelm Meves |
| view | Complete | piano | Max Pauer |
| view | Complete | piano | August Stradal |
| view | Selections | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | Molto Allegro (No.1) | clarinet and piano | Emmanuel Legrand |
| view | Allegro and Menuetto | violin, cello and piano | Renaud de Vilbac and August Schulz |
| view | Andante (No.2) | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | theater orchestra | Otto Langey |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | piano 6 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | cello and piano | Charles Vogel and Henri Guérout |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | piano | Charles-Valentin Alkan |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | piano | Roberto Novegno |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1880 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (bar numbers added) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1957 | Version I · view Version II · view II. Andante, mm.29-32: autograph variant · view II. Andante, mm.100-103: autograph variant · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Sieber | — | Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (Balto/E/G, G/E) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1 (B, E, G), 2 (G, E) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute · view Oboes 1, 2 · view Clarinets 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoons 1, 2 · view Horn (Balto) · view Horn (F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Piano Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
F.E.C. Leuckart | 1859 | Complete Score and Incomplete Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Art Publication Society | 1915 | Incomplete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (cleaned and straightened) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Nos.1, 4 · view |
| view | Molto Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for clarinet and piano |
Emmanuel Legrand | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro and Menuetto | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Shirmer | 1920 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | Arrangement for piano 6 hands |
Heugel | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Das Orchester Tsumugi (orchestra) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Simon Schindler (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Karl Böhm (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Antal Doráti (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Colin Davis (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Leopold Ludwig (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | Bamberger Symphoniker (orchestra) | Joseph Keilberth (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Orchestre Symphonique Munich (orchestra) | Kurt Redel (performer) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto - Trio · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Bruno Walter (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto - Trio · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Paul Kletzki (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | — | 1. Molto allegro · file 2. Andante · file 3. Menuetto - Allegretto · file 4. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorder Ensemble (Yamanaka) | I. Molto allegro · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | For Piano (Novegno) | I. Molto Allegro · file II. Andante (full repeat) · file II. Andante (half repeat) · file II. Andante (no repeat) · file III. Menuetto · file III. Menuetto (transposed in G sharp minor ) · file III. Menuetto (transposed in F sharp minor ) · file IV. Allegro assai · file |
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