There are numerous publications dealing with the history, the problems in editing and the significance of the quartets for flute and string trio as part of the whole work of Mozart. Among these, the New Edition of the Complete Works of Mozart impart excellent information; here, however, only a few remarks may suffice in connection with the present arrangement of the four quartets for flute and piano.

This edition makes it possible to get acquainted with the flute quartets of Mozart in a pian...