Serenade in D major, K.320, "Posthorn"
The Serenade for Orchestra No. 9 in D major, K. 320, Posthorn, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, in 1779. The manuscript is dated 3 August 1779 and was intended for the University of Salzburg's "Finalmusik" ceremony that year. The serenade is scored for two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, post horn, timpani and strings. This scoring is unusually large for a work of this type. Normally, the same players would play oboe and flute, but in this case they appear simultaneously. The timpani, also, were not usually part of the serenade orchestra.
Movements
- Adagio maestoso - allegro con spirito
- Menuetto. Allegretto
- Concertante. Andante grazioso
- Rondeau. Allegro ma non troppo
- Andantino
- Menuetto - Trio I/II
- Finale. Presto
- Adagio maestoso - Allegro con spirito
- Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
- Concertante. Andante grazioso
- Rondeau. Allegro ma non troppo
- Andantino
- Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
- Finale. Presto
Recommended recordings
- Berliner Philharmoniker · Karl Böhm YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Neville Marriner YouTubeSpotify (subscription)