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. 1.
    Quartet in D major, KV 575: I. Allegretto
    8:12
  2. 2.
    Quartet in D major, KV 575: II. Andante
    4:28
  3. 3.
    Quartet in D major, KV 575: III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto da capo senza repliche
    5:24
  4. 4.
    Quartet in D major, KV 575: IV. Allegretto
    6:32
  5. 5.
    Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: I. Allegro
    10:05
  6. 6.
    Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: II. Larghetto
    7:09
  7. 7.
    Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: III. Menuetto. Moderato – Trio – Menuetto da capo
    6:40
  8. 8.
    Quartet in B-flat major, KV 589: IV. Allegro assai
    3:56

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quartet in F major, KV 590: I. Allegro moderato
    13:11
  2. 3.
    Quartet in F major, KV 590: II. Andante
    10:32
  3. 4.
    Quartet in F major, KV 590: III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto da capo
    4:02
  4. 5.
    Quartet in F major, KV 590: IV. Allegro
    9:43

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