String Quintets K 516 & K 593

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Amadeus Quartet & Cecil Aronowitz

String Quintets K.516 and K.593 are chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1787 and 1790. Scored for two violins, two violas and cello, they expand the classical string-quartet texture with denser inner voices, contrapuntal writing and rich harmonic development, exemplifying Mozart's mature chamber music as he explored greater expressive and structural complexity in his late career.
First released: 1961

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quintet in G minor, K 516: I. Allegro
    7:51
  2. 2.
    String Quintet in G minor, K 516: II. Menuetto. Allegretto
    5:05
  3. 3.
    String Quintet in G minor, K 516: III. Adagio ma non troppo
    8:35
  4. 4.
    String Quintet in G minor, K 516: IV. Adagio - Allegro
    10:19
  5. 5.
    String Quintet in D major, K 593: I. Larghetto - Allegro
    9:06
  6. 6.
    String Quintet in D major, K 593: II. Adagio
    6:25
  7. 7.
    String Quintet in D major, K 593: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    4:51
  8. 8.
    String Quintet in D major, K 593: IV. Allegro
    3:56

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