The work was completed in Vienna on September 27, 1788, and is dedicated to Michael Puchberg, a fellow Freemason, who lent money to Mozart. The premiere was in Dresden on April 13, 1789 with Anton Teyber taking the violin part, Mozart playing viola and Antonín Kraft playing cello. At the time Mozart was conducting a tour of German cities, on his way to Berlin; see Mozart's Berlin journey.
Date of composition | 1788 |
Premiered | 1789, April 13th |
First published | 1792 – Vienna: Artaria (parts) (see NMA critical report: "Stimmen-erstdruck, plate 368) |
Dedicated to | Michael Puchberg, a fellow Freemason |
Type | Divertimento |
Tonality | E-flat Major |
Catalogue | KV 563 |
Instruments |
Violin
Viola Cello |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento en mi bémol majeur, KV 563 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in mi bemolle maggiore, KV 563 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento Es-dur, KV 563 |