Mozart received a commission for three quartets in 1785 from the publisher Franz Anton Hoffmeister. Hoffmeister thought the G minor Quartet (K. 478) was too difficult and that the public would not buy it, so he released Mozart from the obligation of completing the set. Nine months later, Mozart composed this quartet anyway, completing it on 3 June 1786.
| Date of composition | 1786 in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1787 – Vienna: Artaria |
| Type | Quartet |
| Tonality | E-flat Major |
| Catalogue | KV 493 |
| Instruments |
Violin
Viola Cello Piano |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quatuor pour piano n°2 en mi bémol majeur, KV 493 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartetto per pianoforte n. 2 in mi bemolle maggiore, KV 493 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartett Nr. 2 für Klavier Es-dur, KV 493 |