String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Prussian Quartet No. 3

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1790
Era: Classical

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Mozart's last quartet; virtuoso cello writing and a fast, witty finale

About this work

Composed: 1790

Allegro moderato
Andante
Menuetto. Allegretto
Allegro

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