Symphony No. 25 (Mozart)

The symphony is laid out in standard classical form: This symphony is scored for two oboes, two bassoons, four horns and strings. I. Allegro con brio : \relative c''' { \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 240 \key g \minor g8\f g4 g g g8 | d8 d4 d d d8 | es8 es4 es es es8 | fis,8 fis4 fis fis fis8 | g8 bes d g bes16( a g fis g4)-. | } : II. Andante : \relative c''' { \key ees \major \time 2/4 \tempo 4 = 50 \partial 4 \partial 8 bes,8\p^\markup { \italic {con sordini} } (aes g) r8 c8 (bes aes) r8 aes (g f) r8 bes (aes g) r8 ees'-! ees (f,) r8 bes-! aes (g) r8 c-! c (bes) r8 d, (ees4) r8 } : III. Menuetto and Trio : \relative c''' { \tempo "Menuetto" \key bes \major \time 3/4 g,4\f d g bes2 c8 (a) g4 fis g a8 (fis) d4 r4 c'4\p c c b4.\fp (c16 d c4) ees ees ees d4.\fp (ees16 f ees4) g4\f g g fis (c') bes-! \grace bes16 (a4) g fis g2 r4\bar ":|." } : : \layout { indent = 2.0\cm \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t } > IV. Allegro : \layout { \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } } \relative c'' { \key bes \major \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 140 \time 2/2 g4 \p d bes'4. a8 g4 bes (a g) fis d c'4. bes8 a4 c (bes a) g bes ees4. d8 c4 a d4. c8 bes4 g ees cis d c'! (bes a) g8\f d'4 d d d8~ d4 g (fis g) } : == Style and influence ==

With its wide-leap melodic lines and syncopation, this symphony is characteristic of the '' style. It shares certain features with other Sturm and Drang'' symphonies of this time, and is likely inspired by Haydn's Symphony No. 39, also in G minor. == Performance history ==

The work was first performed in the United States by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on 27 October 1899 under the direction of Wilhelm Gericke. It was not performed again in the US until 1937, when rendered by the Alfred Wallenstein Sinfonietta. John Barbirolli and the New York Philharmonic performed it again in 1941 as part of their centennial season. In 1990, Deutsche Grammophon released a recording of this symphony performed by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. == In popular culture ==

The first movement plays over the opening credits of Amadeus, the 1984 Oscar-winning biographical film about Mozart. This version was recorded by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Neville Marriner. Beginning in the 1990s, the Titan Company (an Indian manufacturer of fashion accessories) released several television advertisements for their Quartz line of watches. Oglivy & Mather, the agency that produced the advertisements, selected a phrase from as the theme music. These advertisements became iconic and helped popularize the brand. Several versions were produced aside from the traditional arrangement, like one played solely on the piano. Titan also produced an advertisement featuring an electronic backing track overlaid with the theme played on several Indian musical instruments by renowned musicians. These included Ravi Shankar on the sitar and the father-son duo of Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain on the tabla. ==Notes==