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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

String Quintet No. 1 (Mozart)

The String Quintet No. 1 in B major, K. 174, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in December 1773. Unlike Mozart's other viola quintets, which are scored for two violins, two violas and cello,

Movements#

The work is in standard four movement form:

  • “Work details, sound file, 2 versions (1773 and 1775)”, Köchel-Verzeichnis, International Mozarteum Foundation
  • Performance of String Quintet No. 1 by the Orion String Quartet with Ida Kavafian (viola) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart