String Quartets no. 16 K. 428 and no. 17 458 “The Hunt”

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Quartetto Italiano

String Quartets No. 16 (K. 428) and No. 17 (K. 458, "The Hunt") are chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1783–1784. They form part of the mid-1780s set of quartets that deepen Mozart's classical chamber language, featuring balanced four-part textures, lyrical slow movements and energetic outer movements — No. 16 leans toward a darker D minor character while No. 17 employs hunting-like rhythms and brighter harmonies.
First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 16 in E-flat, K. 428 (K. 421b): 1. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:23
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 16 in E-flat, K. 428 (K. 421b): 2. Andante con moto
    9:09
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 16 in E-flat, K. 428 (K. 421b): 3. Allegretto
    6:24
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 16 in E-flat, K. 428 (K. 421b): 4. Allegro vivace
    5:35
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 17 in B-flat major ("Hunt"), K. 458: 1. Allegro vivace assai
    8:51
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 17 in B-flat major ("Hunt"), K. 458: 2. Menuetto. Moderato
    4:27
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 17 in B-flat major ("Hunt"), K. 458: 3. Adagio
    7:48
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 17 in B-flat major ("Hunt"), K. 458: 4. Allegro assai
    6:31

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