b'Program NotescontinuedSymphony No. 1 in G Major is a charming early Classical work in three movements. Its orchestration is modest, with the string sections supplemented by pairs of oboes and horns. The winds function primarily to reinforce the harmony in the absence of a continuo instrument, and the string parts resemble early string quartet writing, with the melody carried almost entirely by the first violins. The first and third movements are well-proportioned sonata form movements with similarly straightforward key structures; they begin in the home key of G major, move to the dominant, D major, then touch on the relative minor, E, before returning to G. The second movement, in D major, has a sweet, tender affect, leaving out the winds entirely for a more gentle and intimate sound. InstrumentationTwo oboes, two horns, and stringsDuration15Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Rondo in D Major, K. 485Composed 1786Mozart completed his popular Rondo in D Major in Vienna on January 10th, 1786. The recurring Rondo theme on which it is based first appeared in a different Mozart work composed a few months earlier, the G Minor Piano Quartet, in which the theme appears only once near the beginning of the third movement. Mozart was in a period of tremendous compositional productivity, in the midst of composing the opera Le Nozze di Figaro, and would soon complete the two magnificent piano concertos in A Major and C Minor. The Rondo in D is on a more modest scale, but it shows Mozarts masterful piano writing at its most delightful.InstrumentationSolo pianoDuration5princetonsymphony.org/ 12'