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String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 589

179024 min

This guide follows Mozart’s String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 589 (1790) in four parts: Allegro (sonata form), Larghetto, Menuetto. Moderato (minuet and trio) and Allegro assai (sonata form).

Recording: Vermeer Quartet (2007)

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Follow all 38 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata form
ISonata form0:01–7:30

, in B-flat major, in form. The starts in the upper voices, in a six- rather than the usual four or eight, and the cello soon steps out of its bass role. The , in F major, is given to the cello high in its range. The leads to the , which ends with a . Then the comes, and a short .

  1. : 1st
  2. :
II7:40–13:39
III. Minuet and trio14:01–20:19
IV Sonata form20:28–24:16

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

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartString quartetsClassical periodB-flat majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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