Between the years 1782 and 1785 Wolfgang Mozart composed six quartets that were dedicated to Joseph Haydn. And famously, Haydn made this famous comment to Mozart’s father: “I have to tell you before God and men that your son is the greatest composer known to me”.
Surely the older Mozart must have been very proud on that day.
On this CD we get to listen to the following:
Works:
- Mozart: String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K464 ‘Drum’
- Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K465 ‘Dissonance’
Artists:
Here is the opening of the Quartet number 19: