Quintets for Two Violins, Two Violas & Violoncello

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Josef Suk & Smetana Quartet

Quintets for Two Violins, Two Violas & Violoncello is a set of chamber works by W. A. Mozart composed between 1773 and 1787. Written for a string quintet with two violas, the pieces expand classical chamber textures through denser inner harmonies, contrapuntal interplay and varied dialogue between the voices, reflecting Mozart's development from his earlier galant style toward the greater formal and harmonic complexity of his mature chamber music.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 2 in C minor, KV 406(516b): I. Allegro
    9:18
  2. 2.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 2 in C minor, KV 406(516b): II. Andante
    4:30
  3. 3.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 2 in C minor, KV 406(516b): III. Minuetto in canone - Trio in canone al rovescio
    4:48
  4. 4.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 2 in C minor, KV 406(516b): IV. Allegro
    6:12
  5. 5.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 6 in E-flat major, KV 614: I. Allegro di molto
    8:23
  6. 6.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 6 in E-flat major, KV 614: II. Andante
    7:42
  7. 7.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 6 in E-flat major, KV 614: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    4:21
  8. 8.
    Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello No. 6 in E-flat major, KV 614: IV. Allegro
    5:18

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