String Quintet No. 5 in D major, K. 593

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1790
Era: Classical

Notes

Two violas; the Larghetto introduction returns before the coda; chromatic finale

About this work

Composed: 1790
Dedicated to: Johann Tost

Larghetto - Allegro
Adagio
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro

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