Cuarteto Casals - Mozart: String Quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn (2014) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Mozart: String Quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:33:39
Total Size: 1.74 GB
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Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K.387 - 'Spring'
1. I. Allegro vivace assai (07:39)
2. II. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio (07:18)
3. III. Andante cantabile (06:40)
4. IV. Molto allegro (Extended Version) (07:52)

String Quartet No. 16 in E Flat Major, K.428/421b
5. I. Allegro non troppo (Extended Version) (09:58)
6. II. Andante con moto (10:37)
7. III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio (05:14)
8. IV. Allegro vivace (05:39)

String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 - "Dissonances"
9. I. Adagio - Allegro (Extended Version) (13:47)
10. II. Andante cantabile (06:54)
11. III. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio (04:29)
12. IV. Allegro molto (07:32)

When he dedicated a set of six quartets to Haydn in 1785, Mozart was acknowledging the latter's supremacy in this genre. However, Mozart did more than just imitate him; he integrated Haydn's innovations into his own style, thereby producing a new milestone of Viennese Classicism. The three quartets played here by Cuarteto Casals are among Mozart's finest and are truly masterpieces of the genre.