TRACKLISTING

CD 1
1-4 String Quartet in G major, K387
5-8 String Quartet in D minor, K421

CD 2
1-4 String Quartet in E flat major, K428
5-8 String Quartet in B flat major, K458 "The Hunt"

CD 3
1-4 String Quartet in A major, K464
5-8 String Quartet in C major, K465 "Dissonance"

RECORDING INFORMATION

This release comprises the set of six string quartets which Mozart wrote and dedicated to Haydn. The set was first published by Artaria in late 1785 and has remained one of the cornerstones of the string quartet repertory. The first Quartet in the set, K387, dates from 1782, and the fact that work on the six quartets occupied Mozart until 1785 (an unusually long time for him) indicates the seriousness he attached to these pieces.

The leader of the Esterhazy Quartet, Jaap Schröder, was very closely involved in the huge project to record all the Mozart Symphonies with The Academy of Ancient Music and Christopher Hogwood and this important chamber music recording – made in late 1979/early 1980 – was very warmly received at the time of its first release and makes a welcome reappearance in the Mozart anniversary year.