The String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406/516b, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1787, a transcription of his earlier Serenade No. 12, K. 388, for wind octet. Like all of Mozart's string quintets, it is a "viola quintet" in that it is scored for string quartet and an extra viola (two violins, two violas and cello).
| Date of composition | 1788 (1787–88) |
| First published | 1792 |
| Type | String Quintet |
| Tonality | C Minor |
| Catalogue | KV 406/516b |
| Arrangement of | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No.12 in C minor, KV 388/384a "Serenade No.12 ; Nacht Musique" |
| Instruments |
Cello
2x Violin 2x Viola |
| Autotranslations beta |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintette à cordes n°2 en do mineur, KV 406/516b Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintetto d'archi n. 2 in do minore, KV 406/516b Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Streichquintett Nr. 2 c-moll, KV 406/516b |