String quartet No. 2, Op. 13; String quintet No. 2, Op. 87

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Hausmusik

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 and String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87 are chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1827 and 1845 respectively. They are in the Romantic chamber-music tradition and combine classical forms with lyrical melodies, clear textures, swift rhythmic drive and frequent shifts in mood, with the quartet coming from Mendelssohn's early period as he adapted classical models and the quintet written in his later years with denser scoring and a broader harmonic range.

String quartet No. 2, Op. 13; String quintet No. 2, Op. 87 by Felix Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: January 1995

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1.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
8:47
2.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: II. Adagio non lento
7:45
3.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto
4:37
4.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: IV. Presto
9:28
5.
String Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87: I. Allegro vivace
10:16
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String Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87: II. Andante scherzando
4:48
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String Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87: III. Adagio e lento
7:57
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String Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87: IV. Allegro molto vivace
6:04