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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Milanese Quartets (Mozart)

The Milanese Quartets, K. 155–160, are a set of six string quartets composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in late 1772 and early 1773 when he was sixteen and seventeen years old. They are called

No. 2 in D major, K. 155/134a#

Written in the autumn of 1772 in Bolzano, the string quartet is in three movements:

No. 3 in G major, K. 156/134b#

Written at the end of 1772 in Milan, the string quartet is in three movements:

No. 4 in C major, K. 157#

Written at the end of 1772 in Milan and premiered in early 1773, the string quartet is in three movements:

No. 5 in F major, K. 158#

Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan, the string quartet is in three movements:

No. 6 in B major, K. 159#

Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan, the string quartet is in three movements:

No. 7 in E major, K. 160/159a#

Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan, the string quartet is in three movements: . The second movement is remarkable for its non-tonic opening.

  • 6 Quartette; vl (2), vla, vlc; KV 155-160. “Mozart’s autograph”, Berlin State Library * * * * * * *
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart