Mozart Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony is a piece that can practically define the classical era symphony. Mozart pulls out every trick in the compositional book and practically sums up everything written before him. It is a symphony full of musical cliches, self-references, and in some cases, flat out thefts from other composers. But as always with Mozart, the thrill of his originality shines through at every moment. Today we’ll explore just how Mozart created this masterpiece of art and musical architecture. Join us!
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| 0:45.6 | So I'm recording this episode early this week, because I will be on vacation next week |
| 0:49.7 | in Switzerland. |
| 0:50.7 | I really hope you enjoy this episode all about Mozart's perhaps greatest symphony, The |
| 0:56.0 | Jupiter. |
| 0:57.1 | In 1798, a reviewer in Leipzig wrote this about Mozart's very last symphony, number 41. |
| 1:22.4 | He said it was quote, a formidable symphony in C major, in which, as is well known, he |
| 1:27.5 | came on a little too strong. |
| 1:29.7 | In the Jupiter symphony, not Mozart's name for it, and we'll get to that, Mozart pulls |
| 1:33.8 | out every trick in the book in terms of thematic cohesion, counterpoint, and almost a sum up |
| 1:40.1 | of everything that had been written before him. |
| 1:43.2 | And he did this probably in the span of a few weeks. |
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