Takács String Quartet Jordan Bak, Viola

The viola may be the butt of many musical jokes, but Mozart? He adored it. So much so that all six of his string quintets give it a starring role, adding a second viola to create a richer, warmer, and more balanced sound. Mozart even preferred playing viola himself when jamming with friends. And in 1787—while riding high on the success of The Marriage of Figaro and knee-deep in drafting Don Giovanni—he somehow found time to write two of his great...