Mozart String Quartets – Viennese Quartets K. 168-173

01 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, K. 168_ I. Allegro
02 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, K. 168_ II. Andante
03 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, K. 168_ III. Menuetto and Trio
04 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, K. 168_ IV. Allegro
05 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 9 in A Major, K. 169_ I. Molto allegro
06 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 9 in A Major, K. 169_ II. Andante
07 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 9 in A Major, K. 169_ III. Menuetto and Trio
08 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 9 in A Major, K. 169_ IV. Rondeau. Allegro
09 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 10 in C Major, K. 170_ I. Andante
10 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 10 in C Major, K. 170_ II. Menuetto and Trio
11 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 10 in C Major, K. 170_ III. Un poco adagio
12 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 10 in C Major, K. 170_ IV. Rondo Allegro
13 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 171_ I. Adagio. Allegro assai. Adagio
14 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 171_ II. Menuetto and Trio
15 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 171_ III. Andante
16 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 171_ IV. Allegro assai
17 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 12 in B-Flat Major, K. 172_ I. Allegro spiritoso
18 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 12 in B-Flat Major, K. 172_ II. Adagio
19 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 12 in B-Flat Major, K. 172_ III. Menuetto and Trio
20 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 12 in B-Flat Major, K. 172_ IV. Allegro assai
21 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 13 in D Minor, K. 173_ I. Allegro moderato
22 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 13 in D Minor, K. 173_ II. Andantino grazioso
23 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 13 in D Minor, K. 173_ III. Menuetto and Trio
24 Mozart_ String Quartet No. 13 in D Minor, K. 173_ IV. Allegro moderato

Mozart: Viennese Quartets marks the final volume in the Engegård Quartet’s ambitious and deeply personal journey through Mozart’s complete string quartets. The six works featured here—K.168 to K.173—were composed in Vienna in 1773, a period of artistic growth and experimentation for the young composer. These quartets reveal Mozart’s increasing command of form and texture, blending elegance with emotional complexity and a bold sense of invention.

The music ranges from the lyrical and introspective to the playful and exuberant, with each quartet offering its own distinct character. The Engegård Quartet approaches these works with