Saint-Foix Georges de. The Symphonies Of Mozart

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. — 217 p.
Analytical commentary of specialized interest to teachers, students and trained music listeners, this presumes a thorough understanding of technicalities and music forms. It studies and interprets his symphonies from the first to those of his mature genius, and in detailed investigation shows the lines of influence, development, and meaning of the works. All discussion of Mozart's music is backgrounded with the incidents and emotions of his life, and the dissection of his craftsmanship will be appreciated when used with the score. Although limited to a definite audience, this is expert differentiation of periods and extreme sensibility of understanding of the subject.
London (1764-1765) the first symphonies : Symphony in E flat ; Symphony in B flat ; Symphony in D
Salzburg and the arrival in Vienna (1766-1768) : Symphony in F major ; Cassation in B flat ; serenade in D
Vienna (1768)
Italy (1770-1771) the first two visits
The symphonist (1772)
Vienna and the return to German influences (1773- 1774)
La galanterie (1775)
The Haffner music (July 1776). The twentieth year
Mannheim and Paris (1777-1778) : Quartet (or sinfonia) concertante ; 'Paris' symphony (K.297) ; Overture in B flat
The return to Germany (1779-1780) : Symphony in G (K.318) ; Symphony in B flat (K.319) ; Serenade in D (K.320) ; Concertante for violin and viola (K.364) ; Symphony in C (K.338)
Vienna (1781-1786) : Symphony- serenade in D (K.385) 1782 ; Symphony in C, the 'Linz' (K.425) 1783 ; Funeral ode (K.477) 1785
The Prague symphony (6th December 1786)
A musical joke or a symphonic caricature (14th June 1787)
The final great trilogy : Symphony in E flat ; Symphony in G minor ; Symphony in C (the 'Jupiter')
Joseph Haydn and Mozart's last symphonies.