String Quintets K515 & K516

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Takács Quartet & György Pauk

String Quintets K.515 & K.516 are a pair of chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1787. Scored for two violins, two violas and cello, they combine Classical-era clarity, intricate counterpoint and expanded inner-voice writing with contrasting moods that mark a mature phase in Mozart's chamber music and broaden the expressive possibilities of the string quintet.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quintet in C Major, K515: I. Allegro
    12:45
  2. 2.
    String Quintet in C Major, K515: II. Andante
    9:00
  3. 3.
    String Quintet in C Major, K515: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegretto
    5:31
  4. 4.
    String Quintet in C Major, K515: IV. Allegro
    7:09
  5. 5.
    String Quintet in G Minor, K516: I. Allegro
    10:41
  6. 6.
    String Quintet in G Minor, K516: II. Menuetto & Trio: Allegretto
    4:45
  7. 7.
    String Quintet in G Minor, K516: III. Adagio na non troppo
    8:35
  8. 8.
    String Quintet in G Minor, K516: IV. Adagio – Allegro
    10:13
  9. 9.
    Adagio & Fugue in C Minor, K546
    8:11