The Mozart G minor Piano Quartet was on the radio at lunchtime today. Michael recognized the theme immediately from a Haydn "London" Trio that I used to play on the baroque flute some thirty-odd years ago. This seems to be a case of Haydn paying homage to his late friend Mozart.
Here's the last movement of the Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478, written in 1785:
Here's the last movement of the Haydn "London" Trio #1 in C major, Hob. IV:1, written in 1794 (it should start at 6:57):
Here's the Mozart:
Here's the Haydn:
Monday, February 03, 2020
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Just wanna say how proud I am to be able to recognize what’s obvious. :)
Thank you for this, Elaine. I'm coaching a guitar trio on this piece this semester.
Also, from your earlier post mentioning your Wikipedia page, I learned that we're both Clevelanders.
I spent my first 4 1/2 years in Cleveland, which is probably why I never developed a Boston accent (though I always wanted one).
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