Földvári Books

First Full Score of the Jupiter Symphony

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

[Jupiter Symphony. / Symphony No. 41 in C Major.] A Compleat Collection of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven’s Symphonies, in Score. Most Respectfully Dedicated by Permission to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. No. XVII. [K. 551]

London: Printed by Cianchettini & Sperati Importers of Classical Music [PN 18], [around 1810]. First edition. In 19th century cloth. [2] 68 p. Later possessor’s inscription, presentation inscription, and title on flyleaf in pen and pencil. “No 41” and “2” in pencil on the first page. Light foxing throughout. Few leaves are torn at plate mark, p. 15, and 23 with some loss of margins. Overall in very good condition.

First publication of the orchestral score of Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony.

Symphony No. 41, the Jupiter Symphony is Mozart's last, longest, and most complex symphony, the final piece of a set of three symphonies, composed during the summer of 1788. Unlike the majority of Mozart’s works these pieces were not written on commission, they were supposedly composed for sale or concert presentation in Vienna or a London tour, however, neither of them was published, and it's uncertain if they were performed in Mozart’s lifetime. Until the publication of the present full score, only parts of the symphony appeared in print.

Scarce, RISM lists only six copies in institutional holdings.

RISM A/I M 5571; MM 5571

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Price: €4,000.00