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Dissonance - Mozart String Quartet in C Major K465

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Diderot String Quartet - Mozart "Dissonance" Quartet, Movement 3

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02/20/2020 - Washington National Cathedral / Washington, DC
03/22/2020 - Hudson Chamber Music / Quebec, Canada
03/24/2020 - Gettysburg Community Concert Association / Gettysburg, PA
04/27/2020 - Chamber Music Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA
05/15/2020 - NYS Baroque / Ithaca, NY
05/16/2020 - NYS Baroque / Ithaca, NY
05/17/2020 - Pegasus Early Music / Rochester, NY
05/19/2020 - Washington National Cathedral / Washington, DC
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Completed less than two weeks before his 29th birthday, W.A. Mozart's "Dissonance" Quartet is a prime example of the composer's genius. This quartet, along with five others, was dedicated to Mozart's friend and mentor, Franz Joseph Haydn. Affectionately called "Papa" by Mozart and other musicians in his circle, the elder Haydn would join other composers in Mozart's apartment in Vienna to perform each other's works. Haydn grew so impressed with Mozart that he once stated "He is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name." However, when it came to the "Dissonance" Quartet even "Papa" Haydn had his reservations about its disturbing eponymous opening, reportedly saying "if Herr Mozart wrote it he must have meant it."

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    Posted At: September 28, 2018 12:00 AM

    For utterly superb technique and ensemble intricacy and expression, look no further than Diderot (DEE-der-oht) String Quartet's new release of Mozart's String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, commonly known as Dissonance (1785). Consistently remarkable is the perfect blend of gravitas and lyricism - seriousness without being erudite or histrionic, and a singing quality which appears continually channel...
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    Posted At: September 7, 2018 12:00 AM

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    Posted At: August 29, 2018 12:00 AM

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    Posted At: August 10, 2018 12:00 AM

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