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String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465

“Dissonance”178530 min

This guide follows Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance” (1785) in four parts: Adagio – Allegro (sonata form), Andante cantabile, Menuetto. Allegro (minuet and trio) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Gewandhaus-Quartett (2005)

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  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:01–9:48

A 22- , then an . The slow moves through unsettled harmony and ends on a held chord. The begins with a built on a two- . Mozart withholds the expected E of its rising until well into the . After the and the , a brings the to its .

  1. Slow
  2. : /
II 10:01–17:17
III. Minuet and trio17:33–22:30
IVSonata form22:45–29:43

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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The string quartet, 1772 to 1960

Four players across almost two centuries: Haydn shapes the conversation, Bartók breaks it open, Shostakovich turns it inward.

Haydn → Mozart → Schubert → Beethoven → Dvořák → Debussy → Reger → Bartók → Shostakovich

11 works · 5 h 9 min

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartString quartetsClassical periodC majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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