Otto Klemperer Mozart Symphony No.25 G minor K.183 Part1-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.25 G minor K.183
The Philharmonia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer
Part1-2
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante
Part2-2
III. Minuet and Trio
IV. Allegro
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The Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183/173dB, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart after the success of his opera seria Lucio Silla. Upon returning to Salzburg, he soon composed Symphony No. 24 in B flat (completed October 3, 1773). Just two days later he noted the completion date of Symphony 25 (October 5). Whether he truly composed 2 symphonies in a single week is unlikely, but the truth remains unknown.
The symphony is laid out in impeccable classical form:
Allegro con brio
Andante
Menuetto
Allegro
This piece can be categorized as part of the Sturm und Drang artistic movement that was notable in Germany at the time. The only other minor key symphony from Mozart, 40 (which is also in G minor), may also be considered part of this movement along with other composers work at the time including Sturm und Drang symphonies of Joseph Haydn (particularly No. 39 in G minor) and Symphony in C minor by Joseph Martin Kraus. It is not just the minor key that excites and agitates the piece but the odd instrumentation - especially among the strings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._25_%28Mozart%29
Basic tempo markings
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
From fastest to slowest, the common tempo markings are:
Prestissimo — extremely fast (200 - 208 bpm)
Vivacissimamente — adverb of vivacissimo, "very quickly and lively"
Vivacissimo — very fast and lively
Presto — very fast (168 - 200 bpm)
Allegrissimo — very fast
Vivo — lively and fast
Vivace — lively and fast (~140 bpm)
Allegro — fast and bright or "march tempo" (120 - 168 bpm)
Allegro moderato — moderately quick (112 - 124 bpm)
Allegretto — moderately fast (but less so than allegro)
Moderato — moderately (108 - 120 bpm)
Andantino — alternatively faster or slower than andante
Andante — at a walking pace (76 - 108 bpm)
Tranquillamente — adverb of tranquillo, "tranquilly"
Tranquillo — tranquil
Adagietto — rather slow (70 - 80 bpm)
Adagio — slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (66 - 76 bpm)
Grave — slow and solemn
Larghetto — rather broadly (60 - 66 bpm)
Largo — Very slow (40 - 60 bpm), like lento
Lento — very slow (40 - 60 bpm)
Largamente/Largo — "broadly", very slow (40 bpm and below)
Larghissimo — very slow (20 bpm and below)
Other terms include:
Marcato — marching tempo
Misterioso - slightly slower than marcato
Tempo commodo — at a comfortable speed
Tempo giusto — at a consistent speed
L'istesso tempo — at the same speed
Non troppo — not too much (e.g. Allegro ma non troppo, "fast but not too much")
Assai — rather, very, enough as is needed (e.g. Adagio assai)
Con — with (e.g. Andante con moto, "at a walking pace with motion")
Molto — much, very (e.g. Molto allegro)
Poco — a little (e.g. Poco allegro)
Quasi — as if (e.g. Più allegro quasi presto, "faster, as if presto")
tempo di... — the speed of a ... (e.g. Tempo di valse (speed of a waltz), Tempo di marzo/marcia (speed of a march))
All of these markings are based on a few root words such as 'allegro', 'largo', 'adagio', 'vivace', 'presto' 'andante' and 'lento'. By adding the -issimo ending the word is amplified, by adding the -ino ending the word is diminished, and by adding the -etto ending the word is endeared. Many tempos also can be translated with the same meaning, and it is up to the player to interpret the speed that best suits the period, composer, and individual work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo#Italian_tempo_markings
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