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Mozart String Quartet in C, K.465 "Dissonant"In 1785, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a set of six string quartets which he dedicated to his friend and mentor Joseph Haydn. Arguably the most popular of these six is this one in C major, also called the "Dissonant Quartet". It is arguably Mozart's finest quartet writing, and certainly one of the most beloved pieces in the entire chamber music repertoire.
The inspiration for the six "Haydn" quartets (the others being
K.387,
K.421,
K.428,
K.458, and
K.464) came from Haydn's
opus 33 set. The year that these Haydn
quartets were published, there is evidence that Mozart and Haydn (along
with fellow composers Karl
Dittersdorf and Johann Vanhall) participated together in several
quartet performances. It is during these episodes that Mozart was able
to hear and grasp the style of Haydn's quartet writing: the musical
discourse of four equal partners. It was again at one of these
get-togethers that Mozart unveiled his set of quartets dedicated to
Haydn. Upon hearing this music, Haydn remarked that Mozart "is the
greatest composer known to me in person or by name. He has taste and,
what is more, the most profound knowledge of composition."
![]() RealAudio Performance:![]() Hear the Entire Piece Movement 1 | Movement 2 | Movement 3 | Movement 4 Info: Recorded: in the TJHSST Auditorium on June 29 - July 1, 1999 Violins: Michael Wilber, 1st; Laura Carr, 2nd; Violas: Debdeep Maji (mvmts. 1-3), Hazel Cheilek (mvmt. 4); Cello: Charles Han; ![]() Analysis:
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