Mozart’s String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464, was the fifth of his Quartets dedicated to Haydn, and it was completed in 1785.
The work is in four movements:
Allegro
Menuetto and Trio (the latter in E major)
Andante (theme with variations), D major
Allegro non troppo
The whole piece is characterized by the use of several different compositional devices. In England this quartet is known as the Drum because the cello part in variation six of the Andante maintains a staccato drum-like motion.
Here is the Hagen Quartet from Salzburg to play this music for you:
