Many of Mozart's contemporaries found the "Haydn" Quartets "over-seasoned," "difficult and unusual," and "bizarre" due to their bold harmonies.
Performer Biography
The Klenke Quartet, an all-female ensemble, has a twelve-year concert career and has performed throughout Europe, North America, and South America.
Compositional Technique
The "Prussian" Quartets feature an unusual solo treatment of the cello part, reflecting Mozart's effort to appeal to the royal patron, Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, who was a cellist.
Composition History
The "Prussian" Quartets, Mozart's final string quartets, were commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, an enthusiastic cellist.
Composition History
Mozart considered the "Haydn" Quartets the "fruits of long and arduous work," taking him three years to complete, which was an unusually long time for him.
Critical Reception
Joseph Haydn, to whom Mozart dedicated the six quartets, praised them to Mozart's father, saying, "your son is the greatest composer I know in person or by name."
Composition History
Mozart's six "Haydn" Quartets were inspired by Haydn's "Russian" Quartets Op. 33, which Mozart described as written in a "very new, special way."
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