String Quartets, Volume 1: “Prussian” Quartets
Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Doric String Quartet
String Quartets, Volume 1: 'Prussian' Quartets is a collection of string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1789–1790. The works are classical chamber pieces that blend lyrical violin writing and rich harmonic and contrapuntal textures within the quartet medium, representing a late-period engagement with expanded formal and expressive possibilities in Mozart's chamber output.
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Disc 1
- 1.Quartet in D major, KV 575: I. Allegretto8:12
- 2.Quartet in D major, KV 575: II. Andante4:28
- 3.Quartet in D major, KV 575: III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto da capo senza repliche5:24
- 4.Quartet in D major, KV 575: IV. Allegretto6:32
- 5.Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: I. Allegro10:05
- 6.Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: II. Larghetto7:09
- 7.Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: III. Menuetto. Moderato – Trio – Menuetto da capo6:40
- 8.Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: IV. Allegro assai3:56
Disc 2
- 2.Quartet in F major, KV 590: I. Allegro moderato13:11
- 3.Quartet in F major, KV 590: II. Andante10:32
- 4.Quartet in F major, KV 590: III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto da capo4:02
- 5.Quartet in F major, KV 590: IV. Allegro9:43













