Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Christian Zacharias & Frank Peter Zimmermann & Tabea Zimmermann & Tilmann Wick

Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 are chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1785 and 1786. They exemplify Classical-period chamber music with a prominent piano part interwoven with a string trio, combining clear textures, formal clarity and contrasts between lyrical slow movements and more animated outer movements, and they mark Mozart's mature engagement with piano-string ensemble writing that contributed to the genre's development.
First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478: I. Allegro
    10:41
  2. 2.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478: II. Andante
    6:47
  3. 3.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478: III. Rondo
    7:54
  4. 4.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493: I. Allegro
    14:52
  5. 5.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493: II. Larghetto
    12:50
  6. 6.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493: III. Allegretto
    8:14

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