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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788. The longest and last symphony that he composed, it is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music. The work is nicknamed the Jupiter Symphony, probably coined by the impresario Johann Peter Salomon.
The Jupiter was completed in 1788 and was Mozart’s last symphony, and it is uncertain whether the work was performed during the composer’s lifetime. The nickname was allegedly coined by German musician, impresario, and longtime London resident Johann Peter Saloman and was probably first used in print in a London concert program in 1821.
- Betsy Schwarm
Symphonies No. 2 (attributed to Leopold Mozart) and 3 (written by Carl Friedrich Abel) are spurious. Mozart's "37th symphony" is actually Michael Haydn 's 25th symphony; Mozart only added a 20-bar slow introduction to it.
K1K6TitleKey16161919Anh. 22319a2222Jan 27, 2006 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last symphony, the Jupiter Symphony (No. 41), was written along with two other, full-length symphonies in the summer of 1788 -- in just six weeks.
- Elizabeth Blair
May 27, 2014 · Mozart's 41st symphony - the last he composed - is full of postmodernism, palimpsests, and pure exhilaration. Tom Service. Tue 27 May 2014 02.00 EDT. Last modified on Tue 18 Apr 2017...
Mozart’s last three symphonies are his Symphony No. 39 in E♭ major, his Symphony No. 40 in G minor, and his Symphony No. 41 in C major (“Jupiter”). All three are uncontested masterpieces and all are the stuff of legend.
The last symphony of Mozart often gets referred to as Jupiter. According to Franz Xaver Wolfgang (Mozart's son), the nickname was coined by Johann Peter Salomon in 1781. The name is also attributed to the English music publisher, Johann Baptist Cramer.
