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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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 Robert Wittmann |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Pleyel | — | Violin Viola Cello Piano |
| View | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1879 | Complete Score (original engraving) Complete Score (modern reprint) Violin Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1957 | Complete Score (scan) Original last Set (scan) Variant of 1. Set End (scan) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Cello Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 (B) Clarinet 2 (B) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 (F) Horn 2 (F) Trumpet 1 (B) Trumpet 2 (B) Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 harpsichords | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands Robert Wittmann |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Charles Sherba, violin Consuelo Sherba, viola Bo Ericsson, cello Carl Banner, piano |
I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegretto |
| View | Eugene Istomin, piano Isaac Stern, violin Milton Katims, viola Mischa Schneider, cello |
I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegretto |
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