String Quartets nos. 5 & 6

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Cherubini‐Quartett

String Quartets nos. 5 & 6 are two chamber music compositions by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, completed in 1838 and 1847 respectively. They combine classical formal structures with early Romantic lyricism—transparent textures, contrapuntal clarity and contrasting moods—with the fifth reflecting Mendelssohn's mature chamber writing of the 1830s and the sixth occupying a darker, late position in his output.

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String Quartet no. 5 in E-flat, op. 44 no. 3: I. Allegro vivace
13:23
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String Quartet no. 5 in E-flat, op. 44 no. 3: II. Scherzo (Assai leggiero vivace)
3:56
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String Quartet no. 5 in E-flat, op. 44 no. 3: III. Adagio non troppo
9:10
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String Quartet no. 5 in E-flat, op. 44 no. 3: IV. Molto allegro con fuoco
8:50
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String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, op. 80: I. Allegro assai - Presto
7:07
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String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, op. 80: II. Allegro assai
4:13
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String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, op. 80: III. Adagio
8:01
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String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, op. 80: IV. Finale (Allegro molto)
5:50