This podcast features Mozart's Quintet for clarinet and strings in A Major, K. 581, performed by the outstanding ensemble of David Shifrin, clarinet; Vera Beths, violin; John Marcus, violin; James ...

Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, KV 581 - "Sadler": II. Larghetto Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, KV 581 - "Sadler": III. Menuetto, Trio ...

Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581: I. Allegro Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581: II. Larghetto Quintet in A Major for ...

Mozart wrote his first string quintet at the age of 17, choosing to add a second viola to the string quartet (the viola was an instrument he took a particular delight in playing). But, apart from ...

The exceptional intimacy required of a classical string quartet requires hard work and the right chemistry between four sensitive musicians before it can bear fruitful results. Happily, this is the ...

Joseph Leopold Edler von Eybler (1765-1846) was a friend of Mozart (1756-1791). The two composers met through a third, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (some circle of friends that must have been!) ...

With extremes at both ends of the emotional and musical scales, Mozart is author of some of the most uplifting and soul-crushing music ever written. Here are 10 pieces that will make you rethink life ...