Best-Loved String Quartets: 3 Divertimenti, Plus the "Spring," "Dissonance," and "Prussian No. 1" Quartets

Divertimenti were a popular genre in the 18th century, offering listeners a lighthearted "diversion" at social functions. These three-movement Italian-style compositions require only wind parts to assume another form, hence their common description as the "Salzburg Symphonies." This authoritative, inexpensive edition of the ever-popular composer's works features three additional quartets.