num_pages: 116
description: This book is a guide to Mozart's six most famous string quartets, dedicated to his friend, Joseph Haydn. In addition to providing a full synopsis of each quartet this book examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quartets, considers the genesis of these six pieces and charts their reception through a broad range of sources: letters and diary entries, contemporary criticism and early biographies.
language: English
title: Mozart: The 'Haydn' Quartets
titlecomplete: Mozart: The 'Haydn' Quartets (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
genres: Music
ratings_count: 7
series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
publisher: Cambridge University Press