W.A. Mozart: Best Loved String Quartets - Three Divertimenti, Plus The "Spring," "Dissonance" And "Prussian No.1" Quartets

Divertimenti were a popular genre in the 18th century, offering listeners a lighthearted "diversion" at social functions. Mozart wrote these three pieces for string quartet in Salzburg in 1772. The three-movement Italian-style compositions require only wind parts to assume another form, hence their common description as the "Salzburg Symphonies."This authoritative, inexpensive edition of the ever-popular composer's works features three additional quartets: "Spring," "Dissonance," and "Prussian No. 1" QuartetsDover Original.

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