Mozart- String Quartets 14-23 String Quintets 3-4

The Alban Berg Quartett is at the centre of this Mozart collection – quartets, quintets and a chamber version of the piano concerto K 414. The pleasures that await the listener are evoked by Gramophone magazine: “The K515 and K 516 Quintets are a real treat; the first movement of the G minor has an unusual urgency, and the lovely, balanced phrasing emphasises the singing, melodic nature of the music. The disc of concert performances with Brendel is another high point … In the K 414 Concerto … the quartet's accompaniments are exceptionally refined and intimate ... Brendel is in particularly sprightly form in the finale.”