Streichquintette C-dur KV. 515 - G-moll KV. 516
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Title:
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Streichquintette C-dur KV. 515 - G-moll KV. 516 |
Otros títulos:
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String Quintets in C major K. 515 - in G minor K. 516 Quintettes À Cordes en ut majeur K. 515 - en sol mineur K. 516 |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Markus Wolf; Alban Berg Quartett |
Código CDU:
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Mo.18 |
Forma Musical:
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String quintets (Violins 2, violas 2, violoncello) |
Abstract:
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All five of Mozart's numbered string quintets are composed for a combination of two violins, two violas, and cello, an unusual disposition that varies from the more customary quintet that calls for viola and two cellos (the ensemble used, for example, by Boccherini and Schubert). Mozart's choice of two violas undoubtedly reflects his great love for the instrument, and its use profoundly affects the color and structure of all his string quintets.
The C major Quintet is the first of a pair completed in the spring of 1787. Why Mozart should have returned to the genre fourteen years after his previous effort, the Quintet in B flat major, K. 174, is unclear. Having recently explored the potential of the string quartet in the six works dedicated to Haydn and the "Hoffmeister" Quartet, K. 499 (1786), perhaps he felt the need to seek a new challenge in the chamber medium. Mozart entered the Quintet into his thematic catalog on April 19, 1787, shortly after returning to Vienna from Prague, where ... |
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