String Quartets KV 428, 458, 464, 465

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Wiener Musikverein Quartett

String Quartets KV 428, 458, 464, 465 is a set of four string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed between 1783 and 1785. They are Classical-era chamber works that combine graceful melody, contrapuntal writing and transparent textures, and they come from the period when Mozart deepened his approach to the string quartet under the influence of Joseph Haydn.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet No.16 in E flat, K.428: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
    6:52
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No.16 in E flat, K.428: 2. Andante con moto
    8:50
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No.16 in E flat, K.428: 3. Allegretto
    6:09
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No.16 in E flat, K.428: 4. Allegro vivace
    4:58
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No.17 in B flat, K.458 -"The Hunt”: 1. Allegro vivace assai
    7:31
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No.17 in B flat, K.458 -"The Hunt”: 2. Moderato
    4:05
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No.17 in B flat, K.458 -"The Hunt”: 3. Adagio
    6:56
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No.17 in B flat, K.458 -"The Hunt”: 4. Allegro assai
    6:09
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No.18 in A, K.464: 1. Allegro
    6:17
  10. 10.
    String Quartet No.18 in A, K.464: 2. Menuetto
    6:18
  11. 11.
    String Quartet No.18 in A, K.464: 3. Andante
    12:30
  12. 12.
    String Quartet No.18 in A, K.464: 4. Allegro non troppo
    7:43
  13. 13.
    String Quartet No.19 in C, K.465 - “Dissonance”: 1. Adagio - Allegro
    9:11
  14. 14.
    String Quartet No.19 in C, K.465 - “Dissonance”: 2. Andante cantabile
    7:20
  15. 15.
    String Quartet No.19 in C, K.465 - “Dissonance”: 3. Allegretto
    4:56
  16. 16.
    String Quartet No.19 in C, K.465 - “Dissonance”: 4. Allegro molto
    6:48

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