String Quartets no. 2 in A minor / no. 3 in D major

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Escher String Quartet

String Quartets No. 2 in A minor and No. 3 in D major are chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1827 and 1838 respectively. They exemplify early Romantic chamber writing rooted in classical forms, featuring lyrical melodies, brisk scherzo-like passages and contrapuntal textures that chart Mendelssohn's development from youthful virtuosity to a more assured middle-period quartet style.

String Quartets no. 2 in A minor / no. 3 in D major by Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: July 2015

Classical Chamber Music

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1.
Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13, MWV R 22: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
8:07
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Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13, MWV R 22: II. Adagio non lento
8:12
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Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13, MWV R 22: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
4:40
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Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13, MWV R 22: IV. Presto – Adagio non lento
9:24
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From Four Pieces for String Quartet, op. 81: 1. Andante sostenuto in E major, MWV R 34
5:46
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From Four Pieces for String Quartet, op. 81: 2. Scherzo (Allegro leggiero) in A minor, MWV R 35
4:25
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Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1, MWV R 30: I. Molto allegro vivace
12:40
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Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1, MWV R 30: II. Menuetto. Un poco Allegretto
5:31
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Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1, MWV R 30: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto
5:24
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Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1, MWV R 30: IV. Presto con brio
7:38