Mozart: String Quartets, K. 136-138 and K. 465, 'Dissonance'
10/5/1993, 13 Tracks, 1:05:37
Featuring
Éder Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Stendhal, a French writer, famously described the string quartet as a conversation among four friends, each instrument representing a distinct personality.
Performer Biography
The Eder Quartet, formed by students of the Budapest Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, won the top prize at the 1976 Evian International String Quartet Concours.
Historical Context
The string quartet developed as a form in the second half of the eighteenth century, becoming very important for composers.
Composer Biography
Mozart spent the last ten years of his life in Vienna, achieving precarious independence from patrons and his father, despite increasing financial difficulties.
Composition History
Mozart's six quartets dedicated to Haydn, including K. 465, were the result of long and laborious study, with Haydn himself praising Mozart as the greatest composer he knew.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, sacrificed his own creative career to promote his son's prodigious musical talent.
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