Description

This comprehensive volume encompasses all of Mozart's string quartets, including the lesser-known early quartets composed in an Italian style between 1770 and 1773, the six quartets dedicated to Franz Josef Haydn (1782–85), the D Major Quartet (K.499) from 1786, and the final three quartets (1789-90) written for the King of Prussia. Alongside the 23 string quartets, this edition features an alternative slow movement for the G Major Quartet, K. 156.

The music is reproduced photographically from the Breitkopf & Härtel printed score, which remains the standard and authoritative edition for Mozart's quartets. The noteheads in this edition are printed in a sufficiently large size for easy reading from a music stand or keyboard, while the margins and spaces between staves are generously wide, allowing for annotations, harmonic analysis, fingerings, and measure numbers. This edition serves as a practical resource for study, reference, and enjoyment, suitable for virtually any purpose.