Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Recordings

Top Choice

Leonard Bernstein / Vienna Philharmonic

1984

Gil's top choice. 'A little on the slow side... but there's this elegiac quality to it.' Bernstein 'really brings that home, and he also conducts with this fabulous energy.'

Also Worth Hearing

Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia

1956

'Also a little bit slower... but again, it has this naturalness... just so beautiful.'

Benjamin Britten / English Chamber Orchestra

c. 1970

'A quicker first movement that is just more vibrant and it's also excellent.'

Sir Thomas Beecham / London Philharmonic

c. 1930s

'A little bit slow... but very elegant, very charming.'

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berlin Philharmonic

1949 Live in Wiesbaden

Gil's choice for interpretation. 'He just nails it. It is fairly quick... and really dramatic and everything just beautifully phrased.'

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic

c. 1948-49 EMI studio recording

An alternative 'if you're fussy about sound quality.'