Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major / String Octet in E-flat major

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major / String Octet in E-flat major is an album of chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in the mid-1820s (circa 1824–1825). The programme juxtaposes Mendelssohn's early Romantic chamber writing, with the piano sextet emphasising dialogue between piano and strings and the octet displaying contrapuntal inventiveness and a symphonic sense of scale, reflecting his contribution to the development of nineteenth-century chamber repertoire.

First released: 26th November 2002

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1.
Sextet for Piano and Strings in D Major, Op. 110: I. Allegro
11:20
2.
Sextet for Piano and Strings in D Major, Op. 110: II. Adagio
5:19
3.
Sextet for Piano and Strings in D Major, Op. 110: III. Menuet
2:08
4.
Sextet for Piano and Strings in D Major, Op. 110: IV. Allegro
9:55
5.
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
14:37
6.
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: II. Andante
6:56
7.
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
4:22
8.
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: IV. Presto
5:48