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Mozart's 40th Symphony
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Alex Renwick <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 13:13:40 -0400
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I just got a new version of Mozart's 40th and 41st symphonies (Phillippe
Entremont and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra - Intersound).  I'm now playing
the 40th, one of my most beloved works.  It, of course, has no name like
Prague or Jupiter.  I've long wondered why this is the case, although I
know it was written during a very sad period in Mozart's life.

Are there any Mozart scholars among the group who can answer why this
marvelous symphony has no name.  Thanks for any help you can provide.

Alex Renwick
Ottawa,Canada

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