String Quintets in C major, K. 515 / in G minor, K. 516

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & L’ Archibudelli & Vera Beths & Lucy van Dael & Jürgen Kussmaul & Gijs Beths & Anner Bylsma

String Quintets in C major, K. 515 and in G minor, K. 516 are two chamber-music works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1787. They exemplify late Classical-period chamber music, expanding the string-quintet texture through added inner-voice writing, heightened harmonic richness and contrapuntal density, and they occupy a notable place in Mozart's late chamber output and the development of the genre.
First released: 2nd May 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in C major, K. 515: I. Allegro
    11:27
  2. 2.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in C major, K. 515: II. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    5:11
  3. 3.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in C major, K. 515: III. Andante
    7:46
  4. 4.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in C major, K. 515: IV. Allegro
    7:04
  5. 5.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in G minor, K. 516: I. Allegro
    10:06
  6. 6.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in G minor, K. 516: II. II. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    4:14
  7. 7.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in G minor, K. 516: III. Adagio ma non troppo
    7:38
  8. 8.
    Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Violoncello in G minor, K. 516: IV. Adagio - Allegro
    9:21

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