Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: January 27, 1756, Salzburg Died: December 5, 1791, Vienna (age 35)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, K. 478
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| 12:07 | I. | Allegro | |
| 7:15 | II. | Andante | |
| 10:01 | III. | Rondo. Allegro moderato |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1785 (age 28-29)
Published:
1785, December. Vienna: Hoffmeister (age 28-29)
12 recordings,
24 videos
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11:24
Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
I.
Allegro
6:59
Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
II.
Andante
7:43
Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
7:50
Charmillon Piano Quartet
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
14:28
Beaux Arts Trio, Bruno Giuranna (viola)
I.
Allegro
6:50
Beaux Arts Trio, Bruno Giuranna (viola)
II.
Andante
39:57
Beaux Arts Trio, Bruno Giuranna (viola)
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
10:40
Alina Pogostkina (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola), Mischa Meyer (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano)
I.
Allegro
6:31
Alina Pogostkina (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola), Mischa Meyer (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano)
II.
Andante
8:12
Alina Pogostkina (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola), Mischa Meyer (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano)
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
14:39
Artur Schnabel, Pro Arte Quartet
I.
Allegro
8:50
Artur Schnabel, Pro Arte Quartet
II.
Andante
6:38
Artur Schnabel, Pro Arte Quartet
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
10:42
Christian Zacharias, et. al.
I.
Allegro
6:48
Christian Zacharias, et. al.
II.
Andante
7:54
Christian Zacharias, et. al.
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
35:54
Nikita Mndoyants, Members of the Szymanowski Quartet
25:34
Schröder, Griffin, Slowik, Weaver
10:48
Quartetto Bernini, Prosseda
I.
Allegro
7:27
Quartetto Bernini, Prosseda
II.
Andante
8:12
Quartetto Bernini, Prosseda
III.
Rondo. Allegro moderato
27:40
Les Adieux Quartet
26:25
Kubin Quartet, Stibor
31:08
Kagan, Bashmet, Gutman, Richter
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.