In 1785 Mozart joined the Freemasons in an attempt to find comfort. His Magic Flute, based on a Masonic theme, was a success, but he was by then too sick (a “general breakdown”) to enjoy it ...

Mozart wrote the quartets from 1782-1785 and dedicated them to his closest friend and mentor Joseph Haydn. "This program is Mozart's String Quartets, everyone loves Mozart's String Quartets.