Mozart String Quintet 4 G minor (1/5)

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The String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Like all of Mozart's string quintets, this work is a "viola quintet" in that is scored for string quartet and an extra viola (two violins, two violas and cello).

The work was completed on May 16, 1787, less than a month following the completion of his grand C Major Quintet, K. 515. This would not be the last time that a great pair of C major/G minor works of the same form would be published in close proximity and assigned consecutive Köchel numbers. The following year, the 40th (G minor) and 41st (C major) symphonies would be completed within a few weeks of each other.

The work is in standard four movement form: * I. Allegro * II. Menuetto: Allegretto * III. Adagio ma non troppo * IV. Adagio - Allegro


The mood of the piece is dark and melancholic, typical of Mozart's other G minor works. The first movement is in sonata form with both the first and second themes in G minor. The movement does not resolve to the major key in the recapitulation and has a minor-key ending.

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