Mozart: String Quartets, K. 80, K. 155, K. 157 and K. 387
10/13/1992, 14 Tracks, 1:07:44
Featuring
Pál Éder
Erika Tóth
Zoltán Tóth
György Éder
Éder Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Performer Biography
The Eder Quartet was founded by members of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and has been performing together since 1977.
Composition History
Mozart dedicated his six 'Haydn' quartets, including K. 387, to Joseph Haydn, offering them as the result of long and laborious study.
Composer Biography
Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, was an authority on violin teaching and authored a well-known book on the subject.
Composition History
Mozart completed 26 string quartets, with the first written in 1770 at age fourteen and the last in 1790, the year before his death.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Salzburg in 1756, was the son of a musician who later became Vice-Kapellmeister to the ruling Archbishop.
Notable Performances
Mozart once played viola in a memorable quartet evening with Joseph Haydn and Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf on violins, and Jan Baptist Vanhal on cello.
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