Symphony, K. 196+121 (Mozart)


The Symphony in D major "No. 51", K. 196+121, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1774–1775. The first two movements are from the overture to the opera La finta giardiniera, K. 196, and the last movement, K. 121/207a, was composed separately in 1775.
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The symphony is scored for two oboes, two horns and strings. The oboes and horns are silent for the second movement.
The symphony consists of the following movements:
  1. Allegro molto,
  2. Andantino grazioso,
  3. Allegro,
The Alte Mozart-Ausgabe gives the numbering sequence 1–41 for the 41 numbered symphonies. The unnumbered symphonies are sometimes given numbers in the range 42 to 56, even though they were written earlier than Mozart's Symphony No. 41. The symphony K. 196+121 is given the number 51 in this numbering scheme.