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Divertimento 563
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52 Divertimento 563 The second movement has had its say. Time to close it up. Mozart lets the chords fall in place, they know their way . . . but no, a detour, a ripple up then down, backing off for another stretch of melody then circling again. He knows it has to end, but not till he ornaments that phrase from the viola, lets the cello meditate a while to digest what’s just been said— or at least recall some triplets, some five-noters, a crooked run to ease the ear into the sad silence that will follow. A long-held chord, the violin reluctant, wavering. Another movement’s waiting. Mozart steps up a half note into a new world and listens. ...