Octet / Quartet No. 2

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Cleveland Quartet & Meliora Quartet

Octet / Quartet No. 2 is a recording of chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, presenting his String Octet in E-flat major (composed 1825) alongside his String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (composed 1827). The Octet features expansive, richly textured writing with notable contrapuntal energy and virtuosic interplay, while the Quartet No. 2 is more intimate and inward-looking, reflecting Mendelssohn's development as a chamber composer in the 1820s.

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  1. 1.
    Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    7:49
  2. 2.
    Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio non lento
    7:14
  3. 3.
    Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto
    4:18
  4. 4.
    Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: IV. Presto - Adagio non lento
    9:29
  5. 5.
    Octet in Eb Major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
    14:13
  6. 6.
    Octet in Eb Major, Op. 20: II. Andante
    7:16
  7. 7.
    Octet in Eb Major, Op. 20: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
    4:30
  8. 8.
    Octet in Eb Major, Op. 20: IV. Presto
    5:52

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