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             Many consider that of the three symphonies in the trilogy, K543 is
             the least famous, as well as the least preformed, "perhaps because the
             ideas that Mozart chose to explore in this work survive with difficulty to
             the translation to modern, more powerful, instruments"(Prouty). Further,
             many consider that the piece is frankly overshadowed by the other two.
             However, although this is (debatably) the case, there remain several
             aspects of the piece that merit particular appreciation and study.
             Before embarking on an interpretation or description of Mozart's
             Symphony No. 39, it is important to understand a bit of the background on
             the piece, itself. Perhaps, most interesting is the fact that it is highly
             unlikely that Mozart had a financial backer or patron. This is
             significant, especially when one notes the degree to which Mozart and his
             wife were plagued by financial difficulties in Mozart's final years, a
             period that Eric Ledbetter describes in his February, 2001 Pro Arte Chamber
             By June 1788 Mozart had entered on the long, steady decline of his
             fortunes that culminated in his death, at age thirty-five, three-and-a-
             half years later. Gone were the heady days of 1784, when his music was in
             constant demand in Vienna (during one hectic eleven-day period, he gave
             ten concerts) and he was writing a sheaf of piano concertos and other
             works. That was, perhaps, the happiest year of his life, certainly the
             Indeed, the well known drop in esteem he seemed to suffer following
             The Marriage of Figaro must have been a great emotional strain for both he
             and his wife. This, coupled with the eventual health problems that were to
             plague the couple seems to paint a gloomy picture of the year of the
             Of course, the story of K.543 is all the more interesting when one
             keeps the personal "hard times" that Mozart suffered from during the time
             of its composit...