The six string quartets, K. 168–173, were composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in late 1773 in Vienna. These are popularly known as the Viennese Quartets. Mozart may have hoped to have them published at the time, but they were only published posthumously by Johann André in 1801 as Mozart's Op. 94.
Date of composition | 1773 (August) in Vienna, Austria |
First published | 1800/1801 – Offenbach: Johann Anton André (part of Op.94, with Kv.169, 170) |
Type | String Quartet |
Tonality | F Major |
Catalogue | KV 168 |
Instruments |
Viola
Cello 2x Violin |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quatuor à cordes n°8 en fa majeur, KV 168 "Viennese Quartet" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartetto d'archi n. 8 in fa maggiore, KV 168 "Viennese Quartet" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Streichquartett Nr. 8 F-dur, KV 168 "Viennese Quartet" |