String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387, known as “Spring”

When Mozart composed the String Quartet in G major, K. 387, in Vienna in 1782, he inaugurated a series of six quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn, his elder and role model. This first piece, nicknamed “Spring,” is often described as a miracle of balance: it combines rigorous counterpoint with melodic spontaneity, as if musical science were dissolving into luminous freshness.

A work featured in the Elmire Quartet's concert program