Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)

The Adagio in E major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1776. It was probably a replacement movement for the original slow movement of his Violin Concerto No. 5 in A. It is believed that Mozart wrote it specifically for the violinist Antonio Brunetti, who complained that the original slow movement was "too artificial."[1] The work is scored for solo violin, two flutes, two horns and strings.

It is one of only three compositions Mozart wrote in the key of E major, and one of only two orchestral works in that key.