The Symphony No. 15 in G major,
K. 124 by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in
Salzburg during the first weeks of
1772. A note on the autograph manuscript indicates that it might have been written for a religious occasion, possibly in honour of the new
Archbishop of Salzburg.[1] The work is in four movements, the first of which has been described as innovative and "daring",[2] in view of its variations of tempo.[3] The last movement is characterised by good humour and frivolity,[2] with "enough ending jokes to bring the house down".[3]