The 6 "Haydn" Quartets Nos. 14 - 19
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Title:
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The 6 "Haydn" Quartets Nos. 14 - 19 |
Otros títulos:
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Los 6 Cuartetos "Haydn" Nos. 14 - 19 |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Juilliard String Quartet |
Código CDU:
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Mo.28 |
Forma Musical:
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String Quartets |
Abstract:
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The penultimate of a group of six quartets composed between 1782 and 1785, the A major String Quartet (for two violins, viola and cello) was entered in Mozart's thematic catalog on January 10, 1785, just four days before the final work, the Quartet in C, K. 465. In a letter to his daughter Nannerl dated February 16th, Leopold, the composer's father, remarks on the "very fine quarters" Mozart now occupies, continuing with an account of the success of his son's latest series of subscription concerts. "On Saturday evening," continues Leopold, "Herr Josef Haydn...came to see us and the new quartets were performed, or rather the three new ones which Wolfgang has added to the other three which we have already. The new ones are somewhat easier, but at the same time excellent compositions. Haydn said to me 'Before God and as an honest man I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name. He has taste and, what is more, the most profound knowledge of ... |
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