The String Quartets dedicated to Haydn, Volume 1: K. 387 & 421/417b

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Chilingirian Quartet

The String Quartets Dedicated to Haydn, Volume 1: K. 387 & 421/417b is a set of chamber works for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1782–1783. These quartets exemplify Classical-period chamber music with intricate counterpoint, balanced dialogue between the four instruments and formal innovation, marking a pivotal stage in Mozart's development of mature quartet writing and contributing to the advancement of the string quartet after the example of Joseph Haydn.

The String Quartets dedicated to Haydn, Volume 1: K. 387 & 421/417b by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - album cover

First released: 1995

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1.
Quartet for Strings in G major, K. 387: I. Allegro vivace assai
7:46
2.
Quartet for Strings in G major, K. 387: II. Menuetto: Allegretto
8:15
3.
Quartet for Strings in G major, K. 387: III. Andante cantabile
7:27
4.
Quartet for Strings in G major, K. 387: IV. Molto allegro
5:54
5.
Quartet for Strings in D minor, K. 421/417b: I. Allegro
7:36
6.
Quartet for Strings in D minor, K. 421/417b: II. Andante
7:33
7.
Quartet for Strings in D minor, K. 421/417b: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
4:00
8.
Quartet for Strings in D minor, K. 421/417b: IV. Allegretto ma non troppo
9:36