Mozart string quartet 15 in d minor k 421 (mov 2/4)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quartet No. 15 in D minor K. 421, the second of the Quartets dedicated to Haydn and the only one of the set in a minor key, is believed to have been completed in 1783[1] It is in four movements: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante (F major)
3. Menuetto and Trio (the latter in D major). Allegretto
4. Allegretto ma non troppo

The first movement is characterized by a sharp contrast between the aperiodicity of the first subject group, characterized by Arnold Schoenberg as "prose-like," and the "wholly periodic" second subject group.[2] In the Andante and the Minuet, "normal expectations of phraseology are confounded."[3] The main part of the Minuet is in minuet sonata form,[4] while "the contrasting major-mode Trio ... is ... almost embarrassingly lightweight on its own ... [but] makes a wonderful foil to the darker character of the Minuet."[5] The trio's melody, however, is used in the Suzuki method for violin, Volume 7. The last movement is a set of variations.

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[MrConvivator]

Danke, habe Link gesetzt

[fairman1952]

Understated elegance.

[LiberateEireIRA]

I must say, both Haydn's quartets and Mozart's are amazing, but I like the Dminor-ness of Haydn's more. The tune is amazing in Op. 76 #2 mvt. 1 in D minor; check it out

[arvis8sivat]

Mozart wrote this in part of his feeling a little worried about the righteousness of Haydn's recent quartets at the time...it's nice, I like the move to the Dmaj, nullifying the Dmin...damn nice, thanks for posting