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

179025 min

This guide follows Mozart’s String Quintet No. 5 in D major, K. 593 (1790) in four parts: Larghetto – Allegro (sonata form), Adagio (sonata form), Menuetto: Allegretto (minuet and trio) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Scott Yoo, Aurelia Duca (violins), Mathis Rochat, Clinton Dewing (violas), Sterling Elliott (cello) (2023)

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Follow all 32 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:01–9:17

, then . The begins with the cello alone, stating a firm, regal that the four upper strings more softly. The starts with a witty drawn from the first violin's reply. The , the and the follow in order. The slow opening music comes back near the end of the , before the .

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IISonata form9:31–16:07
III: Minuet and trio16:17–20:27
IVSonata form20:47–24:49

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartChamber musicClassical periodD majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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