Stradivari Quartett - Mozart: Preussische Quartette (2015)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575 "Prussian No. 1": I. Allegretto
02. String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575 "Prussian No. 1": II. Andante
03. String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575 "Prussian No. 1": III. Menuetto. Allegretto
04. String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575 "Prussian No. 1": IV. Allegretto
05. String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat Major, K. 589 "Prussian No. 2": I. Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat Major, K. 589 "Prussian No. 2": II. Larghetto
07. String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat Major, K. 589 "Prussian No. 2": III. Menuetto. Moderato
08. String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat Major, K. 589 "Prussian No. 2": IV. Allegro assai
09. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590 "Prussian No. 3": I. Allegro moderato
10. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590 "Prussian No. 3": II. Andante
11. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590 "Prussian No. 3": III. Minuetto. Allegretto
12. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590 "Prussian No. 3": IV. Allegro



The Stradivari Quartet shines in this collection that rightfully elevates Mozarts Prussian Quartets, the last set of string quartets composed before his premature death. While the provenance of these quartets has been much debated over the years in some cases achieving the status of lore, what is indisputable is they originally were to include six quartets, but only three were published: K575 in D major, K589 in B flat major and K590 in F major, written in 1789 and 1790. While never reaching the profile of Mozarts six Haydn quartets, there is a refined and transcendent quality these quartets are imbued with that in many ways was unprecedented in Mozarts oeuvre.

DOWNLOAD ALBUM [flac]