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The Prussian Quartets are a set of three string quartets, nos. 21–23 (K. 575, 589, 590), nicknamed 'Prussian', composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart between 1789–90 and dedicated to the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm II. Although not considered on par with the earlier, more famous 'Haydn Quartets' (K. 387, 421, 428, 458, 464, 465), these pieces are noted for their beauty, equilibrium amongst the instruments and the exceptional prominence and cantabile nature of the cello part (the instrument played by the king himself). These are also the only pieces in this genre that Mozart composed 'to order', i.e. as a commission from a royal patron. ==The Quartets== *String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575 (1789) *String Quartet No. 22 in B flat major, K. 589 (1790) *String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590 (1790) Due to the prominence of the cello part these quartets came to be known as 'Concertante Quartets'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prussian Quartets (Mozart)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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