Mozart's String Quartet K387 features the longest minuet in his entire catalogue, and one of the longest in all Classical instrumental music.
Critical Reception
The Quatuor Van Kuijk has received numerous awards, including First Prize at the Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition in 2015 and being named 'Rising Stars' for the 2017/18 season by the ECHO Network.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in April 2019 at Teldex Studio, Berlin, with Ken Yoshida as the recording producer, editor, and mastering engineer.
Compositional Technique
The finale of Mozart's String Quartet K387 is written in a fugal style, paying tribute to the three fugal finales in Haydn's Op. 20.
Composer Biography
At 16, Mozart was physically in Salzburg but Italian in heart and mind, having received a commission for an opera seria (Lucio Silla) from the Milan opera.
Composition History
Mozart dedicated his Six Quartets to Joseph Haydn out of gratitude for Haydn's innovative compositional style, which merged all musical genres under the influence of opera buffa.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Divertimento K138 leaves most performance decisions, such as tempo, contrasts, and dynamics, to the performers, as the score contains minimal markings.
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