Mozart's very first quartet, featuring a prominent Rondeau finale.
The ensemble adopted a for these teenage works, marked by: Cuarteto Casals - Mozart - Early String Quartet...
The most significant work in the early set, featuring a complex closing fugue. Mozart's very first quartet, featuring a prominent Rondeau
report on Mozart's Early String Quartets (Harmonia Mundi) is a comprehensive recording project that captures the composer's formative years in the genre, specifically works written between 1770 and 1773. Album Overview Release Date: October 27, 2005. Label: Harmonia Mundi (Catalogue No. HMI 987060.62). Album Overview Release Date: October 27, 2005
A clear, bright tone with minimal use of vibrato to avoid over-romanticizing the early classical style.
The 3-CD set includes all 13 of Mozart's "early" quartets (K. 80, K. 155–160, and K. 168–173), along with the three "Salzburg" Divertimenti (K. 136–138). Runtime: Approximately 228 minutes. Performance Style