Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in C major K. 551 »Jupiter« Facsimile of the autograph score located in the Berlin Staatsbibliothek with a commentary by Ulrich Konrad in German, English and Japanese BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE High-resolution facsimile in four-colour printing, facsimile pages with special trimming (96 pages) and scholarly commentary (64 pages); half-linen ISBN 3-7618-1824-6 EUR 348.00
	»The highest triumph of instrumental composition« The BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE seal is used exclusively for facsimile publications that meet the most stringent scholarly and technical demands. Each publication is noteworthy for: a high-resolution facsimile in four-colour printing special trimming (if permitted by the original) lavish cover and binding and scholarly commentary. The first volume in the BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE series is devoted to one of the masterpieces of music history: Mozart’s so-called »Jupiter« Symphony, composed in the summer months of 1788. Of Mozart’s final three symphonies, the »Jupiter« has been surrounded by a special aura since time immemorial. Festive and triumphant, it nevertheless unites an entire cosmos of contrasting moods. It is considered the non plus ultra of classical form: Mozart’s son Franz Xaver later went so far as to call it »the highest triumph of instrumental composition.« This painstakingly produced and lavishly decorated facsimile, with its individual trimming, conveys an authentic impression of Mozart’s autograph score. The renowned Mozart authority Ulrich Konrad discusses the special significance of the work in his commentary, outlining its genesis and reception and describing the features of the manuscript in detail. _____________ Also available: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: »Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich« Papageno's aria from »The Magic Flute« Facsimile