Symphony No. 41 (Mozart) Reportedly, from the very first chords, Mozart's Symphony No. 41, in C Major reminded Cramer of Jupiter and his thunderbolts. The celebrated finale of the symphony is a re-working, albeit a majestic one, of the opening movement of Carl Ditters's symphony in D, "Der Sturz Phaëtons" (The Fall of Phaëton) of 1785. In those days of classical education, members of the Philharmonic Society, of which Salomon was a founding member, will have known that the planet that the ancient Greeks called "Phaët(h)on" is the same planet that the ancient Romans called "Jupiter." Thus the majestic nickname is also a humorous
His 12 Greatest Hits ten were presented in their original studio versions. "Holly Holy" and "Sweet Caroline" were live recordings, taken from the live album "Hot August Night". On the 1985 CD release of "His 12 Greatest Hits", the studio versions appeared instead, but a later reissue in 1993 reinstated the live versions of these two tracks. In 1982, Columbia Records released "His Twelve Greatest Hits, Volume II", a follow-up to this album. It contained songs from the years 1973-1981. The album is one of the most successful compilations in Neil Diamond's catalogue, reaching number 29 in the Billboard 200 chart. It was awarded