W. A. Mozart - KV 80 (73f) - String Quartet No. 1 in G major

 

W. A. Mozart

 

 String Quartet No. 1 in G major - KV 80 (73f)

  String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K. 80/73f, was completed in its original three-movement form

on 15 March 1770 while touring in Lodi, Lombardy. Mozart was 14 at the time. The fourth movement was added later, possibly in 1773, when Mozart and his father visited Vienna.

The quartet is set in 4 movements:
1. Adagio (0:00)
2. Allegro (7:24)
3. Menuetto (11:57)
4. Rondo: Allegro (15:26)

Composed in Lodi and the first 3 movements are dated March 15, 1770.

The 4th movement was composed in Vienna in 1773. Mozart was 14 at the time.