String Quintets No. 1

A Henle Urtext Edition edited by Ernst Herttrich and Wolf-Dieter Seiffert. When asked why he had never written any string quintets, Joseph Haydn is said to have replied: "Because I only need four parts to express everything." Mozart saw things differently. He applied himself to this genre 6 times, even giving important parts to the two violas. Volume 1 contains Quintet K. 174. The editors were able to refer to the autograph, which is once again accessible. It shows Mozart's intensive compositional work, resulting in the fact that he composed the minuet and finale of the work a second time. The first version of both movements is included in the appendix of this edition, enabling insightful comparisons. Study score is available separately. Parts (looseleaf).