I. Largo – Allegro moderato

'Mozart's only work for this ensemble seems a stroke of genius if we consider that he wrote such a perfectly balanced piece - in terms both of form and of sonority - for an instrumental combination that was hitherto unknown. In that period, the sound of wind instruments was principally reserved for divertimentos, light music and open-air performances, and Mozart used the same instruments in an elaborate, refined piece of chamber music that is every bit as demanding as a string quartet' (Michael Hasel, flutist in the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet).
BBC Music Magazine: outstanding; International Record Review: outstanding; Gramophone: outstanding.