The Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452, was completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on March 30, 1784 and premiered two days later at the Imperial and Royal National Court Theater in Vienna. Shortly after the premiere, Mozart wrote to his father that "I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life." It is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon.
Date of composition | 1784 |
Premiered | 1784, March 30th in Vienna, Austria |
First published | 1794? – Vienna: Artaria (arrangement) 1800? – Augsburg: Gombart (original form) (parts) |
Type | Quintet |
Tonality | E-flat Major |
Catalogue | KV 452 |
Instruments |
Oboe
Clarinet Horn Bassoon Piano |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds en mi bémol majeur, KV 452 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in mi bemolle maggiore, KV 452 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds Es-dur, KV 452 |