Symphony No. 23 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773. It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia". The symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in D, and strings.



Mozart wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:


 * 1) Allegro spiritoso,
 * 2) Andantino grazioso, in G major
 * 3) Presto assai,