Mozart string quartet 15 in d minor k 421 (mov 1/4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mo6wUVyI6Y
Quarteto Italiano
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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[SuperZeroo]

The movie Amadeus says nothing about Mozart hating his father. And it is a great movie, but, come on, it is not a serious source. It is true that his father took profit of his son's talent stealing Wolfgang's childhood with travels around Europe and exagerate practising and studying, but he didn't complain about that, at least in the known sources.

[elias12186]

Wrong, his dad died in 1787

This was written in 1783

His dad was not ass to him.

What butt did you get this from?

[iluvlemons1]

Does anyone have a recording of this but with Momigny's added text?

[thethikboy]

The view that music or any art form is an individual expression of the artist's mood and state of mind - (autobiographical) is a particularily Western contemporary belief - everything I do has to be about me. Beethoven wrote his symphony of Joy when he was personally at the lowest point in his life. The life of an artistic work is detached from the artist for the most part. There are so many examples of great works that don't match the artists' life, its not even worth debating.

[ThePartypoet]

Mozart was writing this string quartet while his wife, Constanze, was in labor with their first son, Raimund Leopold. The minuet was written during his birth.The infant died two months later.

[sborgello]

this is not the only quartet in a minor key. quartet 13 is in d minor, too.

[Mari830Love]

@elias12186 his own butthole told him

[pchantreau]

@mozartsmusicblog That's a fair account but Wolfgang also resented the dictatorial Leopold. Back then, just like now, how much money a musician could derive from his art had much to do with willingness to sell one's self, ability to forge useful relations with influential people and adapting art to audience. On that last point, Mozart kinda sucked, fortunately for his music and for us

[plagueofangels666]

@SuperZeroo indeed so, you are right, in fact, it is safe to say that without his father, no one would have known the genius that is Mozart as we do now

[MrConvivator]

Danke, habe Link gesetzt

[Swiftykat88]

@elias12186 Ya'll musta been bustin nuts back in 1783. Everyone's dad's an ass to them at some point, but the point is: stop pointing out other people's "mistakes", just love the music, love your father, ass.