Mozart – Symphony No.29 in A major K201 (1774)

Composed in 1774 when the composer was 18, his 29th symphony follows the traditional four movements of that time:

Allegro moderato (sonata form)

Andante in D major

Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio

Allegro con spirito

This is one of Mozart’s better known early symphonies, alongside No.25. It feels intimate and chamber-music-like, but still has inventiveness around the sequence in the first subject of the first movement, and the fiery ‘spirito’ of the finale.