String Quartets nos. 19 & 16, K. 465 & 428

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Brentano String Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 19 and 16, K.465 and K.428 are chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1785 and 1783. They are examples of Classical-era string quartet writing that combine balanced textures and close instrumental dialogue with moments of unexpected harmonic tension, and they appear within Mozart's middle-period chamber output where he expands expressive range within traditional forms.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance": I. Adagio - Allegro
    10:56
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance": II. Andante cantabile
    7:42
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance": III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    4:39
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance": IV. Allegro molto
    8:04
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: I. Allegro non troppo
    7:47
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: II. Andante con moto
    10:26
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: III. Menuetto. Allegro
    6:04
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: IV. Allegro vivace
    5:30

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