Mozart - Duo no.2 KV 424 for violin and viola (3/3)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Duo no. 2 K.V. 424 for violin and viola (summer 1783, Salzburg?)
3. Theme & 6 Variations - Andante cantabile - Allegretto

Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Arrigo Pellicia, viola

String Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424, the second of the two Mozart wrote to complete Michael Haydn's set of six for the Archbishop Colloredo, was written in the summer of 1783.

The last movement is a theme with six variations and a coda. As a whole, this duo blends in better with Haydn's four because the viola is more limited to providing harmony than in K. 423. The set of six was presented as all Haydn's, and Colloredo was unable to "detect in them Mozart's obvious workmanship."

By transposing the viola part an octave down and changing to bass clef, the piece is readily playable on cello. Werner Rainer edited such a transcription for Verlag Doblinger.

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[bayreuth79]

Thank God for Mozart!

[MrConvivator]

Danke, habe Link gesetzt

[iamalittlespy]

Great post. These duos of Mozart are gems.