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Symphonies

Legitimate symphonies

Mozart symphonies are revered the world over, but far-reaching investigations of the underlying sources for the published version we know has reduced the number of holdings that properly belong in the the noted Köchel catalogue, which was first compiled in 1862. It continues to serve as living document, though its curation has passed through many hands. Neal Zaslaw's extensive revision has had a overall effect of reducing the number of works that are now considered legitimate.

Securely attributed symphonies from Mozart's childhood

Mozart's prodigious musical development in childhood is widely acknowledged, but over centuries it spawned a cult focused more on the child prodigy than on his music. The image of the child prodigy was cultivated by an ambitious father, Leopold Mozart, who took the boy and his elder sister Nannerl on tour in their childhoods. Mozart's exceptionalism (in today's vocabulary) is one factor of several that contributed many works that were not his to Köchel's catalogue. To dampen some of the confusion we have separated legitimate works from those now attributed to others.

Sym. Number Köchel Cat. (KV) Key Date Notes
No. 1 KV 16 Eb Major 1764 Example
No. 4 KV 19 D Major 1765 Example
No. 5 KV 22 Bb Major 1765 Example
No. 6 KV 43 F Major 1767 Example
No. 7 KV 45 D Major 1768 Example
No. 8 KV 48 D Major 1768 Example
No. 9 KV 73/75a C Major 1769? Example
No. 10 KV 74 G Major 1770 Example
No. 11 KV 84/73q D Major 1770 Example
No. 12 KV 110/75b G Major 1771 Example
No. 13 KV 112 F Major 1771 Example

Securely attributed symphonies from Mozart's Salzburg years

Symph. No. Köchel Catalog (KV) Key Date Header text
No. 14 KV 114 A Major 1771 Example
No. 15 KV 124 G Major 1772 Example
No. 16 KV 128 C Major 1772 Example
No. 17 KV 129 G Major 1772 Example
No. 18 KV 130 F Major 1772 Example
No. 19 KV 132 Eb Major 1772 Example
No. 20 KV 133 D Major 1772 Example
No. 21 KV 134 A Major 1772 Example
No. 22 KV 162 C Major 1773 Example
No. 23 KV 181/162b D Major 1773 Example
No. 24 KV 182/273dA Bb Major 1773 Example
No. 25 RV 183/173dB G Minor 1773 Example
No. 26 KV 184/161a Eb Major 1773 Example
No. 27 KV 199/161b G Major 1773 Example
No. 28 KV 200/189k C Major 1774 Example
No. 29 KV 201/186a A Major 1774 Example
No. 30 KV 202/186b D Major 1774 Example

Securely attributed symphonies from Mozart's later years

Symphony No. Köchel Catalog (KV) Key Date Header text
No. 31 ("Paris") KV 297/300a D Major 1778 Example
No. 32 KV 318 G Major 1779 Example
No. 33 KV 319 Bb Major 1779 Example
No. 34 KV 338 C Major 1780 Example
No. 35 ("Haffner") KV 385 D Major 1782 Example
No. 36 ("Linz") KV 425 C Major 1783 Example
No. 38 ("Prague") KV 504 D Major 1786 Example
No. 39 KV 453 Eb Major 1788 Example
No. 40 KV 550 G Minor 1788 Example
No. 41 ("Jupiter") KV 551 C Major 1788 Example

Symphonies no longer attributed to W. A. Mozart

Genre/No. ex-Catalog No. Current Catalog No. Key Date Composer Score
No. 2 KV 17 Bb Major c1765 Leopold Mozart Example
No. 3 KV 18 Eb Major c1767 Carl Fr. Abel Example
No. 11 KV 84 73q D Major c1769-70 Uncertain Example
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  • Symphony No. 38, K 504 ("The Prague")