Mozart received a commission for three quartets in 1785 from the publisher Franz Anton Hoffmeister. Hoffmeister thought this quartet 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 a second quartet anyway, in E-flat major, K. 493).
| Date of composition | 1785 |
| First published | 1785 (December) – Vienna: Hoffmeister |
| Type | Quartet |
| Tonality | G Minor |
| Catalogue | KV 478 |
| Instruments |
Piano
Violin Viola Cello |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quatuor pour piano n°1 en sol mineur, KV 478 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartetto per pianoforte n. 1 in sol minore, KV 478 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartett Nr. 1 für Klavier g-moll, KV 478 |