Quatre Quatuors Pour Flûte Et Cordes

The Quatre Quatuors Pour Flûte Et Cordes, released by the Arion label in 1978, features the flute quartet compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These works, written during the 1770s, were originally commissioned by the Dutch amateur flutist Ferdinand De Jean. Mozart struggled with the commission, as he famously disliked the flute, yet he succeeded in producing pieces that remain staples of the chamber repertoire for their balance and melodic clarity.

This specific recording features flutist Kurt Redel performing alongside the Koeckert-Quartett. Released during a period when Arion sought to showcase high-quality European chamber interpretations, the record highlights Redel's precise, academic approach to Mozart’s flute writing. The collaboration was well-regarded by collectors of the late 1970s for its clean, balanced sound engineering and the quartet's disciplined, traditional reading of the classical scores.