Toward the end of his career, Mozart developed a more intimate, therapeutic relationship with musical composition. He wrote his final symphonies after moving to a more private home in the Viennese suburbs where he was less distracted by the activity of the busy city, and the results are magnificent. “Symphony No. 40 in G Minor” swells with tragedy and explores the depths of melancholy; this striking grasp of human emotion made it an instant classic. Listen to a performance by Les Musiciens du Louvre as they play this sentimental piece on authentic instruments of the period, delivering the full range of its intensity on Tuesday’s show.
Of Note for Tuesday, August 18, 2015: Mozart's Penultimate Symphony
