String Quartets Volume IV K.170 K.171 K.172 K.173
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Dimov Bulgarian State Quartet
- Label
- United Artists Records
- Catalog number
- UACL 10004
- Format
- LP
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Classical
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This recording was released in 1978 as part of a cycle of Mozart's early string quartets performed by The Dimov Bulgarian State Quartet. These works, often referred to as the 'Viennese' quartets, were composed by a seventeen-year-old Mozart in 1773 while he was visiting Vienna. Influenced by Joseph Haydn's Op. 17 and Op. 20 sets, these quartets reflect Mozart's attempt to adopt a more sophisticated, contrapuntal style during a period of professional transition.
The Dimov Quartet, led by violinist Dimo Dimov, was instrumental in bringing Eastern European string performance traditions to a wider Western audience during the late 1970s. Released under the United Artists label, this specific pressing was designed to highlight the technical precision and tonal clarity of the Bulgarian ensemble. The release was generally received as a scholarly contribution to the catalog, offering a disciplined, historically conscious interpretation of Mozart's developmental period.
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