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[ The trio has been struck out and written again by the father, who has transposed the first violins an octave lower throughout.]
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[ n. Ztschr. f. Mus., XLV., p. 60.]
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[ 'The trio of the minuet has also been written again, but here it is an altogether new composition, far superior to the first.]
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[ A little piece for two violins and bass (266 K.), consisting of a polonaiselike movement following some slow introductory bars, and of a minuet, is not of importance.]
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[ When the Vienna quartets appeared, and Toricella announced "Six quartets by Mozart at a low price," the publisher Artaria drew the attention of the public to the fact that these quartets were old works of Mozart's, written fifteen years previously (Wien. Ztg., 1785; Nr. 75 Anh.). To this Toricella replied in a fresh announcement: "Concerning the quartets of fifteen years ago, I believe that they need no recommendation but the name of their author, and I am equally convinced that, being in their whole style completely new to many amateurs, they may be considered as novelties, and as genuine compositions of Mozart.">[