String Quartets, op. 44 nos. 1 & 2

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Minguet Quartett

String Quartets, Op. 44 Nos. 1 & 2 are two string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, composed in 1838. They exemplify early Romantic chamber music, combining classical forms and transparent textures with lyrical melodic writing, contrapuntal clarity and fleet, scherzo-like passages, and they mark a mature phase in Mendelssohn's chamber output that deepened his structural refinement and expressive range.
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  1. 1.
    String Quartet, op. 44 no. 1: Molto allegro vivace
    12:52
  2. 2.
    String Quartet, op. 44 no. 1: Menuetto. Un poco allegretto
    5:20
  3. 3.
    String Quartet, op. 44 no. 1: Andante espressivo ma con moto
    4:58
  4. 4.
    String Quartet, op. 44 no. 1: Presto con brio
    7:09
  5. 5.
    String Quartet op. 44 no. 2: Allegro assai apassionato
    10:18
  6. 6.
    String Quartet op. 44 no. 2: Scherzo. Allegro di molto
    4:06
  7. 7.
    String Quartet op. 44 no. 2: Andante
    5:54
  8. 8.
    String Quartet op. 44 no. 2: Presto agitato
    7:32

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