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Recent Researches in the Music of the Classical EraLeopold KozeluchSix String Quartets, Opus 32 and Opus 33 Edited by Roger Hickman ;
Kozeluch, Mozart's greatest rival in Vienna, published his only string quartets in 1790 and 1792, at a time when he was being described by the lexicographer Gerber as "the most loved among living composers." A study of these works offers much needed insights into this significant composer, the string quartet genre, and the fascinating decade that saw the musical shift from Classicism to Romanticism.
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