Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 [complete]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550, in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony," to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony," No. 25. The two are the only minor key symphonies Mozart wrote. The 40th Symphony was completed on 25 July 1788. The composition occupied an exceptionally productive period of just a few weeks in 1788, during which time he also completed the 39th and 41st symphonies (26 June and 10 August, respectively). The symphony is scored (in its revised version) for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings. Notably missing are trumpets and timpani.
The work is in four movements, in the usual arrangement (fast movement, slow movement, minuet, fast movement) for a classical-style symphony:
1. Molto allegro, 2/2
2. Andante, 6/8
3. Menuetto. Allegretto -- Trio, 3/4
4. Finale. Allegro assai, 2/2.
Every movement but the third is in sonata form; the minuet and trio are in the usual ternary form. This work has elicited varying interpretations from critics. Robert Schumann regarded it as possessing "Grecian lightness and grace". Donald Francis Tovey saw in it the character of opera buffa. Almost certainly, however, the most common perception today is that the symphony is tragic in tone and intensely emotional; for example, Charles Rosen (in The Classical Style) has called the symphony "a work of passion, violence, and grief."
Although interpretations differ, the symphony is unquestionably one of Mozart's most greatly admired works, and it is frequently performed and recorded. Ludwig van Beethoven knew the symphony well, copying out 29 measures from the score in one of his sketchbooks. It is thought that the opening theme of the last movement may have inspired Beethoven in composing the third movement of his Fifth Symphony.
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[@wolfgangamadeusmozart8612]

my music is great isnt it

[@gullings]

1. Molto allegro -- 0:06 2. Andante -- 7:40 3. Menuetto -- 15:23 4. Finale -- 19:43

[@Am4d3usM0z4rt]

This was composed in 1788 and Mozart died in 1791 at the age of 35 (almost 36), so he was 32 when he composed this :)

[@MsTemptation]

I love this piece. Mozart rocks.

[@MozartianObsessor]

0:06 - 1st movement 7:40 - 2nd movement 15:22 - 3rd movement 19:44 - 4th movement if you want to listen to a particular movement, this can help. I wish Am4d3usM0z4rt start doing this for long video.

[@i3oosted]

Lord, why couldn't my parents force me to play piano when I was young

[@softrockification]

Can't wait for the new album!

[@starcycle1]

I think this is my favorite of all the Mozart symphonies. Brilliant!

[@juan79558]

“Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.” ― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

[@gusisarich2488]

how could be possible some people dont like this piece of art

[@raymondvenice4998]

Classical Music are timeless.Why? Because good music does not have a timeline.

[@siomimito]

This beautiful sound came from heaven . Mozart is one of the great composers of course together with Brahms, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, Wagner , Bach and much more

[@doublem04]

I have no words for this...I'm 21 now and I remember me listening to this symphony when I was younger in high school. I still enjoy it so much.

[@7MetalMessiah7]

i listen to neo classical progressive metal and technical death metal, but i ame back here to enjoy music at its finest.

[@estrellagomez5983]

Definitely this music transports me to the infinite..

[@tenis993]

This is a true masterpiece. Clearly the work of a genius.

[@123unmun123]

Mozart is an amazing artist, I'm 15, and when I have children I will most definitely show them the fine arts of classical.

[@TwelveInchWarrior]

Who says people who listen to this only listen to this? That's either incredibly naïve or incredibly close-minded. Variety is the spice of life

[@geniusofmozart]

The most exquisite piece of music ever composed- every note is perfect and beautiful. A great performance of it too, the best I've heard.

[@orgulloazulyoro77]

FELIZ CUMPLE MOZART, EN ESTOS MALDITOS TIEMPOS DEL REGUETÓN TU MÚSICA ES MEDICINA PARA EL ALMA

[@seenuhello1]

So 429 actually don't like this music? How is this possible? I can't believe that tastes can legitimately be this different. I feel those people must be insane.

[@e.r.715]

I am highly devoted to Bach, but this symphony is a gem!

[@bookonthedancefloor]

It's easier to listen to instruments than people's voices

[@cindibres4917]

I watch the snow melt, I watch the birds return-I am a soil scientist, not a music major- but this describes it PERFECTLY!

[@ironhockey2]

studying for finals means listen to mozart... yay

[@imeldapearce]

Good luck.. May your health be completely restored. I had a stroke almost 30 years ago, and was almost completely restored after a few years. Mozart is probably a great way to restore your health.

[@theletterwynn]

Music is a language that anyone can learn. The importance is that you enjoy learning and listening to it.

[@xblackb0x]

man, if i really listen to this music with a pure focus, i just get this feeling of euphoria rushing through my body. It is amazing!

[@danielcalzone8584]

Mozart with chopin and vivaldi are my life

[@csilcser]

In my opinion, it is THE Symphony. Absolutely brilliant

[@Am4d3usM0z4rt]

Have you never heard of the so-called "Mozart effect"? And I wasn't talking about IQ. Mozart's music has been found to temporarily enhance performance in spatial-temporal tasks and reduce seizures in epilepsy patients. (especially KV448 and KV488).

[@sury39]

very pleasant to hear even toa person like me who has deep rooted interested in indian classical music. Mozart is a gifted person. i was lucky to have visited his birth palce in salzburg

[@zachwatson319]

tout simplement incroyable. Mozart est le meilleur. I could and will listen to him for the rest of my life. And I'm 20 years old

[@whynotjusttryit]

I played the first seven minutes of this piece back in December with 17 other people. It was honestly an experience of a lifetime. (All on pianos also!)

[@mozartchopintchaikovskythe8524]

Yesterday it was your anniversary of death.. Rest in Peace King of Music!! You still are the greatest composer!! None could achieve your perfection in music!

[@andreeaschiopu4938]

Mozart was a genius !!!

[@20gilbert20]

Finally! An interpretation that is played fast enough. Really well done!

[@aaronfpz]

stop watching all the coments and keep doing your homework!

[@michaelcorleone2665]

such a beautiful song. I am the biggest fan of pink floyd, led zeppelin etc. but there is no doubt that mozart is the most talented man that has ever lived. He is a prodigy no doubt

[@Am4d3usM0z4rt]

An oboe and a bassoon playing in unison, with added flute at the end of the ascending run. This recording is of Mozart's first version, so it might sound different from recordings of the second version, in which some of the oboe motifs are played by clarinet.

[@joshuastepp409]

I'm 15 but I love the classics. they have so many good symphonies out there its hard to get enough of it.

[@RE0R]

I always put this Symphony when I do homework and stuff, gives me such a boost!

[@ItchyNo86]

What a surprise! Classical music helped me to learn math more than anything else. Not only when doing homework, but mainly during 14 yrs od piano playing. All that time counting and counting... whole/half/quarter/eighth/16th/32nd/64th notes, rythm, metronome beats, pages... double it with hands, increase it tenfold with fingers, add some of three pedals. At the end, multiply it somehow with about 100 compositions. If someone listens to classical music when doing math, it´s the best he can do.

[@GopherBaroque61]

Love this piece. Brings back so many memories from when I first heard it over 45 years ago.

[@bloodymarybee]

There wasn't really a demand for guitar music back then, that's why no published piece ever contained guitars. But Mozart, being the genius that he was, spent his free time rocking out on the bass guitar.

[@PatremOmnipotentem]

Breath-taking. Absolutely perfect. Right up there with all my favourite pieces of music, and while I'm listening to it I cannot imagine anything being any better.

[@yamis1brother]

This is probably my favorite piece from Mozart.

[@C3250tb]

You cannot be wrong with anything by Mozart or Beethoven, two of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. If and when you develop an appreciation for these guys, which everything they touched turned to gold, then you might want to branch our to others. But if you are like me will always come back again and again to these guys' magnificent works.

[@gusatai]

I can always hear Mozart all day long.

[@Pera1904]

I don´t know who performed this but the tempi seems to me as perfect and the clarity of the instrumental groups too. Simply a very good recording!

[@SirCyan]

In my perspective, i would have to say that Classical and anything similar would have to be one of the more interesting genres to listen to. don't get me wrong, i'm also a metalhead but i enjoy listening to classical because the pieces that were written back then can still be found in modern music. I guess for someone like you, you just have to build onto it and realize how beautiful, complex, and what a masterpiece Classical pieces really are.

[@ArmchairAce]

This takes me back to my childhood. I remember being at a video arcade in a mall all the time, and this was played in the background when the jukebox wasn't on. At least, the beginning of it.

[@atomwaterz]

Mozart helps me transcend all thoughts to a state of being much higher than myself.

[@wolfonearth]

He helps me when I work ! :)

[@02Nawal]

Absolutely amazing that he composed this. Truly amazing

[@user-nx3il8ki6i]

В эти 26 минут музыки вложились все чувства. И мыссленно, я представляла перед собой картины. Очень понравилось. СПАСИБО !

[@vickyscordo3426]

J'ai 14 ans et j'écoute de la musique classique, rien de mieux pour se détendre et se calmer, les jeunes de mon âge sont "allergiques" à cette musique, dès qu'il en entendent ils sont terrassés, ils trouvent cela nul mais je ne vois pas en quoi !? Bref I love it :)

[@Peligrosisim0]

Siempre amaré esta sinfonia con toda la pasión del mundo... Nunca me canso de escucharla... es increible...

[@8moltovivace8]

Loving thisss i used to listen to this ten yrs ago without knowwing who wrote it but later i got to know who was Maestro Mozart.. love him foreverrrr

[@kidicarus181]

Quite a beautiful, magnificent composition indeed. If only we were to have composers of this ability alive today.

[@geniusofmozart]

Who could have possibly disliked this? Unless someone who doesn't like classical music somehow got to this part of KZbin, I cannot think of any other reason.

[@MonkeyKidKrazy]

I'm playing this song at my Spring Concert in band!!!!!!

[@seankeogh941]

Oh this sounds like drops of heaven rolling around inside me !!

[@moramaygomezlopez1928]

La musica clasica penetra el alma y estas son excelentes, yo escuchaba esto en mi primer y unico embarazo. Me mantenia despierta y relajada, ademas con los sentidos bien alerta, sentia muchas emociones y aprendi a escuchar cada instrumento, me encanta.

[@HanKyeolYoon]

There were, are still plenty of classical musicians nowadays. Their music is usually called as 'contemporary music'. But you should know, Mozart was also a contemporary music in mid-late 18C. You should never deny the fact of change of an era, a century and a time. Don't think those pop musics are the extention of Mozart. Try to find and hear Penderecki, Ligeti, Isang Yun etc. Their music might be really complicated to hear, but good to recognize how the music is developed over hundreds of years

[@WizEvelyn]

It's nice listening to classical music once in a while...

[@solangebeatrizarrieta5232]

Not only more enjoyable, this music elevate us close to the border of the heaven.

[@jordansmith8045]

I cant sleep with out listening to Mozart, Bach, Dvorak, Vivaldi etc

[@juanse9993]

The music are the universal lenguage, it's so lovely

[@ashigrewal3667]

Best symphony for me :) Great so good beginning! I love it

[@imeldapearce]

This just sticks in your mind. I love it.

[@bilos4]

Wolfgang Mozart nu a fost un geniu! De ce? Pentru ca nu putem vorbi de el la trecut.Mozart este !

[@mimiwouters]

Quelle douceur , l'envie me prend de flâner à Vienne ! Merci MONSIEUR AMADEUS MOZART

[@gogolplex74]

Come to Brazil

[@GuyWithPie00]

Listen to enough classical music and you grow a strong taste for it. I find myself addicted to the classics. I can't focus with out it. When I tell people I get high off music they got no idea what I'm talking about lol

[@toeshoes]

I feel as though I am one of the few who consider Mozart's Requiem to be his greatest work.

[@Jeizhitons]

La verdad la cancion llega al alma..

[@tony123euro]

I don't want to die, just because I love this music

[@trippykid5171]

i absolutely love this music. im very into dubstep and hip hop/rap but this is so beautiful

[@khachakir]

Through its simplicity is brought forth the most complex of emotions

[@MegaBadpeter]

120 dislikes?????? how!!!! WHO COULD HATE SUCH MUSIC!!!

[@monkeyboy081999]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@Yolo-gd7yk]

yes yes yes

[@midoshaker77]

Oh My God The Best Music Ever

[@williamnavarro3273]

Mozart and Beethoven, as well as other classical composers, is basically all I listen to these days, and I am about to turn eighteen-years-old in three weeks. I absolutely love and appreciate the beautiful music, unlike the music that is made today. From 0:06 to 0:40, the music expresses itself in a way in which one could imagine a perfect scene for it, like someone back in the 1700's/1800's on a really cloudy/dark day walking through the woods/town and getting home.

[@jfcasvi]

Viejo voy y aún así no me canso de ewscuchar a este genio.Conste que ni soy cantante ni toco instrumento alguno...es puro sentimiento musical.

[@2lucain]

L'incontournable Mozart.... C'est juste génial!! Bonne soirée!!!

[@dnesterov]

This is the best symphony I've ever heard!!!!

[@hebertellezhernandez9670]

de los mejores compositores de todos los tiempos...

[@mariaabrahamistvanne5385]

Imádom Mozart zenéjét !!!!!!! Nem lehet betelni vele !!! Könnyed, dallamos, csodálatos, tökéletes !!!!!!

[@duaafattash7036]

Genius genius genius! !!

[@lauravanbeethoven1560]

This! This is music, a very beautiful music

[@SuperLizization]

Goodnight everybody, everywhere...and goodnight to my dear star, Mozart...thankyou for helping me studying today! Without you I wouldn't be able to make it!

[@19reaperassassn85]

Truly one of my favorite pieces from Mozart. Amazing is the only way to describe it.

[@DreamscapeOz]

Earlier animaters were ingenious to choose classical music as the background music for looney toons

[@wolfiewazzaz]

Even my two-year old boy adores this symphony and moves his little hands while listening to it :) An example of Mozart's genius and universality.

[@12alenico12]

simplemente una joya musical de todos los tiempos!!!!

[@Yobidefy]

Mozart = Music and Art

[@ButtaCutta1]

Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, etc. etc. These were some real geniuses of our time. Will sadly never see anything like it ever again =(

[@Zantetsukenification]

I like to play this symphony whenever I read. I love this!

[@alejandraascenciog2938]

EXITANTE!!! LA MEJOR MÚSICA QUE PUEDA EXISTIR !!!