05-22-2019, 10:52 PM
There is a near-excess of string quartets from which to choose for the greatest (Haydn to Shostakovich by way of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Smetana, Brahms, Dvorak, Debussy, Ives, Ravel, Schoenberg, Prokofiev, and Bartok), but not so with works for string trio. Mozart modestly calls this work , the trio in E-flat major (K 563) with an uncanny modesty a divertimento, literally an 'entertainment'. For an 'entertainment' it offers a depth of feeling that I would not expect of something light-hearted.
Few composers ever write even one such work, and it is remarkable that Mozart could write this one.... and call it an 'entertainment'.
Some "entertainment"! A bit deep for such a description, but well worth the listen.
Few composers ever write even one such work, and it is remarkable that Mozart could write this one.... and call it an 'entertainment'.
Some "entertainment"! A bit deep for such a description, but well worth the listen.
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