mozart string quartets

mozart string quartetsWS 121. 120 (2 CDs) AMADEUS QUARTET PLAYS MOZART STRING QUARTETS String Quartet in B Flat Major, KV 458 The Hunt String Quartet in C Major, KV 465 Dissonance String Quartet in D Major, KV 499 Hoffmeister String Quartet in F Major, KV 575 Prussian String Quartet in F Major, KV 590 Prussian AMADEUS QUARTET Recordings: 1951 1955 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Amadeus Quartet, along with the Quartetto Italiano, was the most famous chamber music group in Europe

WS 121.120 (2 CDs)

AMADEUS QUARTET PLAYS MOZART STRING QUARTETS

String Quartet in B Flat Major, KV 458 “The Hunt”

String Quartet in C Major, KV 465 “Dissonance”

String Quartet in D Major, KV 499 “Hoffmeister”

String Quartet in F Major, KV 575 “Prussian”

String Quartet in F Major, KV 590 “Prussian”

AMADEUS QUARTET

Recordings: 1951/1955

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Amadeus Quartet, along with the Quartetto Italiano, was the most famous chamber music group in Europe during the second half of the twentieth century. Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert received some of the most prestigious performances of their works from this quartet. This 2-CD Urania set features the most significant quartets from Mozart's repertoire, recorded by the Amadeus Quartet between 1951 and 1955. These are true milestones in the history of chamber music performance.