The E-flat Quintet is a unique marvel. “I myself consider it to be the best work I have ever composed,” Mozart told his father after its well-received premiere in 1784. The unusual instrumentation gives the piece a kaleidoscopic, constantly shifting aural surface, as Mozart worked hard to keep the four winds balanced in sound and presence, with the piano as a common background.

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In keeping with the spirit of The Marriage of Figaro and the Mozart/Da Ponte Trilogy, the final chamber music program features nothing but music by Salzburg’s favorite son.

Program:

MOZART Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Monica Kaenzig, clarinet
Marion Kuszyk, oboe
Michele Grego, bassoon
Ethan Bearman, horn
Joanne Pearce Martin, piano

MOZART String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 458, “The Hunt”
Minyoung Chang, violin
Jin-Shan Dai, violin
Carrie Dennis, viola
David Garrett, cello

MOZART Quartet in B-flat major, K. 589
Nathan Cole violin
Akiko Tarumoto violin
Ben Ullery viola
Robert deMaine cello