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莫札特: 鋼琴四重奏KV478, KV493
法蘭倩絲卡.黛戈 小提琴
提摩西.李道特 中提琴
蘿拉.范德海登 大提琴
費德里克.科利 鋼琴
Following a highly successful series of concerts in the summer of 2022, Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, and Federico Colli headed into the studio to record Mozart's Piano Quartets. Whilst he may not have been the first composer to add a viola to the popular piano trio, Mozart was certainly the first to do so with such outstanding success. In his piano quartets, the strings become an equal partner to the piano, rather than mere accompaniment – much as in his piano concertos. This link is reinforced by his choice of form – unlike his string quartets, the piano quartets have three movements rather than four: a full-bodied movement in sonata form, a lighter central slow movement in a related key, and a rondo finale. Both works were composed during the three-year period, from February 1784 to December 1786, in which Mozart wrote twelve piano concertos. The first quartet is written in the key of G minor – rarely used by Mozart – and the overall mood is quite dark, almost disturbing. The second quartet, in E flat major, is by contrast much sunnier in atmosphere. Consequently, the two works together make for a very satisfying programme.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Piano Quartets
Quartet, KV 478 30:12
in G Minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello
1. I Allegro 15:12
2. II Andante 7:15
3. III Rondo. Allegro moderato 7:45
Quartet, KV 493 37:56
in E-Flat Major • in Es-Dur • en mi bemol majeur
for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
4. I Allegro 15:30
5. II Larghetto 13:10
6. III Allegretto 9:14
Total time: 68:06
Violin
Francesca Dego
Viola
Timothy Ridout
Cello
Laura van der Heijden
Piano
Federico Colli