YourClassical has another Mozart piece as their
freebie of the day today.
Granted, Mozart was a prolific composer, but it still seemed unusual to get two
free Mozart pieces in a row. Coincidence, maybe? Curious, I checked
Wikipedia and noticed that his birthday is this week. Perhaps that is the reason for the Mozart pieces. If so, we may have a Mozart-A-Thon on our hands, with pieces from him for the rest of the week, because his birthday is still several days away.
The piece comes from a Naxos album, once again. The album is
Mozart: String Quartets, K. 172-173 and K. 575, 'Prussian No. 1'. The dedicated webpage for the album is
here. The Eder Quartet is the ensemble credited with the performances on the album.
The particular piece from the album that YourClassical offers
free to us today is
String Quartet No. 21 "Prussian": II. Andante. I liked the piece. But, I generally like stringed instruments (all the way up (or down, depending upon your feelings) to the electric guitar. ha). Much of Mozart's work is very lively, this piece was subdued--also a plus in my book.
You can download the
free MP3 from
this webpage. Click on the "Direct MP3 download link." From
the same webpage, you can stream the piece, also, should that be your desire.
Should this be of interest to you for any reason, the
free piece is 4 minutes, 28 seconds long.