String Quartets Op. 44 Nos 2 & 3

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & English String Quartet

String Quartets Op. 44 Nos. 2 and 3 are chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1838. They exemplify Mendelssohn's mature chamber style within the Romantic era, combining Classical forms with lyrical melodies, energetic contrasts and intricate contrapuntal textures, and they occupy an important place in his output of string quartets.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: Allegro assai appassionato
    10:48
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: Scherzo, allegro di molto
    4:12
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: Andante
    6:54
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: Presto agitato
    6:48
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: Allegro vivace
    13:33
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: Scherzo, assai leggiero vivace
    4:10
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: Adagio non troppo
    10:10
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: Molto allegro con fuoco
    9:14

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