Composition: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K.493 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Piano Quartet |
| Alternative title | Piano Quartet No.2 |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.493 |
| Instrumentation | violin, viola, cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1786 |
| First published | 1787 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1920 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | — |
| II. Larghetto | — | — | — |
| III. Allegretto | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 2 harpsichords | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Pleyel | — | Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view Piano · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1879 | Complete Score (original engraving) · view Complete Score (modern reprint) · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1957 | Complete Score (scan) · view Original last Set (scan) · view Variant of 1. Set End (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 harpsichords | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Charles Sherba (violin) and Consuelo Sherba (viola) and Bo Ericsson (cello) and Carl Banner (piano) | I. Allegro · file II. Larghetto · file III. Allegretto · file |
| view | Eugene Istomin (piano) and Isaac Stern (violin) and Milton Katims (viola) and Mischa Schneider (cello) | I. Allegro · file II. Larghetto · file III. Allegretto · file |
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