Instantly recognisable, the nervous melody that opens Mozart’s most famous symphony gives rise to music of passion and excitement.

A brief respite in the gentle second movement is interrupted by the forceful minuet melody in the third, with dashes of colour from the woodwind amidst unsettled harmonies.

Mozart’s final movement returns to the agitation of the opening, with rapid melodies and thrilling dynamic shifts.

Repertoire
Mozart: Symphony No.40
Interval
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (Eroica)

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