About this edition
Composed in the summer of 1772 during Mozart's brief return to Salzburg between Italian journeys, Symphony No. 19 in E-flat Major, K.132 stands as one of the most ambitious products of his sixteenth year. The work is notable for its inventive scoring with four horns — two crooked in E-flat and two in B-flat alto — which lends a richness and harmonic flexibility unusual for a symphony of this period, and for its remarkable slow movement, which Mozart wrote in two alternative versions: the published Andante built on a melody resembling the Gregorian chant "Lauda Sion Salvatorem," and an alternate Andantino grazioso that he apparently considered too daring. The opening Allegro and the closing Presto display the youthful brilliance and rhythmic propulsion that characterize Mozart's Salzburg symphonies, while the Menuetto offers a particularly graceful contrast.
This score is reproduced from the celebrated Mozarts Werke complete edition, issued by Breitkopf & Härtel of Leipzig between 1877 and 1883 under the editorial direction of Johannes Brahms, Joseph Joachim, Philipp Spitta, and other distinguished scholars of the era. K.132 appears in Serie VIII (Symphonien), Band 1, as No. 19, plate W.A.M. 132, published in 1880. As the first comprehensive critical edition of Mozart's works, this collection established the textual foundation upon which subsequent Mozart scholarship was built, and it remains a landmark of nineteenth-century musicology and an authoritative reference for performers and researchers.
About this edition:
- Format: Full orchestral score (conductor's score)
- Page size: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Source: Reproduced from a public domain historical edition
- Publisher: Purple 4R Publishing
- Pages reproduced: 19 pages of music (pp. 233–251 of the original volume)
This edition faithfully reproduces a public domain historical score, allowing conductors, orchestral players, students, and scholars to study and perform this delightful early symphony from a respected nineteenth-century source. We are pleased to keep these foundational documents of the orchestral repertoire in print and accessible to the music community.
