This is the composition of a 31-year-old genius who would be dead at the age of 35. Mozart had composed his last three symphonies (No. 39 in the same key, E-flat; No. 40 in G minor; and No. 41 in C major, the “Jupiter”) in the three months prior, but his depressed financial circumstances would preclude any further composition for some nine months.
In his earlier years, Mozart had produced a wide assortment of works with such interchangeable titles as Cassation, Notturno, Serenade, and Divertimento, some scored for wind ensemble, some for strings, some for orchestra, such as the Gran Partita for Winds, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, and the “Posthorn” Serenade.
In the more serious chamber music forms, Mozart had composed an extended collection of works for string quartet, and he wrote a masterful series of string quintets, but this Divertimento was his first and only music for string trio.
Here is this amazing music for your listening pleasure:
