Quartets no. 1 in E-flat major / no. 4 in E minor

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Escher String Quartet

Quartets No. 1 in E-flat major and No. 4 in E minor are string quartets by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1829 and 1837 respectively. These chamber works exemplify early Romantic writing that balances classical formal clarity with lyrical melodic lines, contrapuntal textures and richer harmonic language, tracing Mendelssohn's development from his youthful, classically influenced style to a more mature expressive voice within the 19th-century chamber repertoire.

Quartets no. 1 in E-flat major / no. 4 in E minor by Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: April 2015

Classical Chamber Music

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1.
Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12, MWV R25: I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro non tardante
7:28
2.
Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12, MWV R25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto
3:44
3.
Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12, MWV R25: III. Andante espressivo
4:58
4.
Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12, MWV R25: IV. Molto allegro e vivace
8:18
5.
Quartet in E-flat major, MWV R18: I. Allegro moderato
9:32
6.
Quartet in E-flat major, MWV R18: II. Adagio non troppo
6:02
7.
Quartet in E-flat major, MWV R18: III. Minuetto. Trio
7:05
8.
Quartet in E-flat major, MWV R18: IV. Fuga
4:22
9.
Quartet no. 4 in E minor, op. 44 no. 2, MWV R26: I. Allegro assai appassionato
10:04
10.
Quartet no. 4 in E minor, op. 44 no. 2, MWV R26: II. Scherzo. Allegro di molto
3:50
11.
Quartet no. 4 in E minor, op. 44 no. 2, MWV R26: III. Andante
6:10
12.
Quartet no. 4 in E minor, op. 44 no. 2, MWV R26: IV. Presto agitato
6:50