Track Listing

1. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 1 in D major, K. 285: 1. Allegro
2. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 1 in D major, K. 285: 2. Adagio
3. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 1 in D major, K. 285: 3. Rondeau: Allegretto
4. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 2 in G major, (K. 285a): 1. Andante
5. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 2 in G major, (K. 285a): 2. Tempo di Menuetto
6. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 1. Allegro
7. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Thema: Andantino
8. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Variation 1
9. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Variation 2
10. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Variation 3
11. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Variation 4
12. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Variation 5
13. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 3 in C major, K. Anh. 171 (K. 285b): 2. Variation 6
14. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 1. Thema: Andante
15. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 1. Variation 1
16. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 1. Variation 2
17. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 1. Variation 3
18. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 1. Variation 4 - Thema
19. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 2. Menuetto - Trio - Da capo Menuetto
20. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 4 in A major, K. 298: 3. Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso, m� non troppo presto, per� non tr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #139746 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
Mozart's flute quartets are about as high-class as musical wallpaper gets. Unfailingly charming in their melodic material, they skirt profundity but demonstrate admirable wit and joyful music-making. Emmanuel Pahud has made several recordings for EMI that have boosted him to the top rank of today's flute soloists, and this one will add to his growing luster. Still under 30, Pahud became principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic at age 22, talking the seat once held by James Galway. He plays with a light, rounded tone and with the freedom of phrasing that finds interesting details where many others offer generalized boredom. His string partners take a back seat in this music, but they're unfailingly musical and hold their own in the music's interplay. A stylish, highly recommendable disc. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews

once very nice recording
This recording has caught my mind from the first note
Pahud and three phoenomenal string players play these 4 masterpieces so fresh, youthful yet mature, and lively.. it also helped me (i play the cello) study the piece with better ideas
the best version i've ever heard!!