Hogwood:
Date:
Again, it is vexing, because the best info I can find says “between 1773 and 1775”, so I just picked 1774, but the importance is that 1774 is when Mozart turned 18, so anything he heard at this time becomes extremely important.
Contents
Nickmame:
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
The times change, and we change with them.
Just what this means in this music is endlessly debated, but purely from a musical perspective there are constant interruptions in the slow movement, which could be about time changes, or playing with time. Regardless, the 2nd movement is wonderful.
Instruments:
- two oboes
- two horns
- strings
Movements:
- Allegro con spirito
- Largo
- Menuetto and Trio: Allegretto
- Finale: Presto