Mozart's first quartet for flute and strings, the Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285, today as on the day it premiered, is a pleasant, tuneful work in a French style, premiered in the city of Mannheim during Mozart's travels. Mozart did not get along with the flutist who commissioned it, but there's little evidence of that in the fluent final product. It has been recorded less often than the two flute concertos, but there are still plenty of versions at all price ranges to choose from. What you get here from flutist Lisa ...
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Mozart's first quartet for flute and strings, the Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285, today as on the day it premiered, is a pleasant, tuneful work in a French style, premiered in the city of Mannheim during Mozart's travels. Mozart did not get along with the flutist who commissioned it, but there's little evidence of that in the fluent final product. It has been recorded less often than the two flute concertos, but there are still plenty of versions at all price ranges to choose from. What you get here from flutist Lisa Friend and the Brodsky Quartet are contemporary graphics and some of the less-often-recorded pieces. The latter group will be the biggest draw for lovers of Mozart. The Flute Quartet in A major, K. 298, is unique within his body of work. Written for friends, and originally given a fanciful set of tempo indications, the quartet riffs off of some opera tunes that were current in the mid-1780s (giving the lie to the piece's original 1770s dating). It's something of a varied opera potpourri,...
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