About this edition
Composed in the summer of 1779 shortly after Mozart's return to Salzburg from his ill-fated Paris journey, Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K.319, marks a turning point in the composer's symphonic thinking. Originally cast in three movements and later expanded with the addition of a graceful Menuetto, the work is celebrated for its sunny, chamber-music intimacy, its scoring for pairs of oboes, bassoons, horns, and strings, and the famous four-note motif in the finale that anticipates the "Jupiter" theme nearly a decade before its arrival in K.551.
This edition reproduces the score as it appeared in the landmark Mozarts Werke, the first complete critical edition of Mozart's music, published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig between 1877 and 1883. Symphony No. 33 was issued in 1880 in Serie VIII (Symphonien), Band 2, under plate number W.A.M. 319. Edited by some of the most distinguished Mozart scholars of the nineteenth century, this Gesamtausgabe established the textual foundation upon which generations of performers, conductors, and editors have relied, and it remains a touchstone for anyone studying Mozart's symphonic output.
About this edition:
- Format: Full orchestral score (conductor's score)
- Page size: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Source: Mozarts Werke, Serie VIII, Bd. 2, No. 33 (Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1880; plate W.A.M. 319)
- Reproduced from: a public domain historical edition
- Publisher: Purple 4R Publishing
- Suitable for conductors, orchestral musicians, students, and scholars
This volume makes a historic edition of one of Mozart's most charming Salzburg symphonies readily available in a clean, study-friendly format. Because the original engraving has long been in the public domain, we are delighted to bring it back into print so that today's musicians and scholars can enjoy it on the stand, at the desk, or on the shelf.
