Mozart Complete String Quartets CD

Only ten of Mozart's twenty-three string quartets have found their way into the standard concert repertoire. The Leipzig String Quartet once again has performed a meritorious service, this time by showing that besides the famous "Dissonance" and "Hunt" quartets the thirteen quartets from the genial composer's youth absolutely deserve their place on the concert stage. The ensemble's highly acclaimed recording is now available in a special edition also including the ten "great quartets" - a release guaranteed to win the hearts of collectors and all interested listeners. A special treat- this opulent release covering eighteen years of the Leipzig String Quartet includes performances by all four of it's first violinists: Andreas Seidel, Stefan Arzberger, Conrad Muck, and Tilman Buning. Each one of them in his own way marked the ensemble sound, which nevertheless remains unmistakably unique- an absolutely impressive audio demonstration and one that can be experienced only on this edition.

1. String Quartet No. 14 KV 387 2. String Quartet No. 15 KV 421 3. String Quartet No. 17 KV 458 - the Hunt 4. String Quartet No. 19 KV 465 - 'Dissonance' 5. String Quartet No. 16 KV 428 6. String Quartet No. 18 KV 464 7. String Quartet No. 21 KV 575 8. String Quartet No. 23 KV 590 9. String Quartet No. 22 KV 589 10. String Quartet No. 20 KV 499 - Hoffmeister 11. String Quartet No. 2 KV 155 12. String Quartet No. 1 KV 80 13. String Quartet No. 6 KV 159 14. String Quartet No. 10 KV 170 15. String Quartet No. 9 KV 169 16. String Quartet No. 4 KV 157 17. String Quartet No. 3 KV 156 18. String Quartet No. 13 KV 173 19. String Quartet No. 8 KV 168 20. String Quartet No. 5 KV 158 21. String Quartet No. 7 KV 160 22. String Quartet No. 12 KV 172 23. String Quartet No. 11 KV 171