Mozart: The Ten Celebrated String Quartets
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Editor: Ludwig Finscher Instrumentation: String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) Binding: ISMN: 9790006455454 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 307 Urtext / Critical Edition Description The present volume contains those ten string quartets of Mozart which have become famous as the composer's greatest contribution to the medium and which are frequently performed in public. According to the dates of their composition and publication they may be divided into three groups: the six "Haydn" Quartets K.387, 421 (417b), 458, 428 (421b), 464 and 465; the so-called Hoffmeister Quartet K.499 and the three "Prussian" Quartets, K.575, 589 and 590. Works: String Quartet in G Major, K. 387 String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 (417b) String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458 String Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428 (421b) String Quartet in A Major, K. 464 String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 String Quartet in D Major ("Hoffmeister"), K. 499 String Quartet in D Major ("Prussian"), K. 575 String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major ("Prussian"), K. 589 String Quartet No. 23 in F Major ("Prussian"), K. 590