String Quartets 1-6

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Cherubini‐Quartett

String Quartets Nos. 1–6 are a cycle of chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, completed in 1847. The quartets blend classical forms and contrapuntal clarity with early Romantic harmonic expansion and lyrical writing, featuring transparent textures and conversational interplay that chart Mendelssohn's development as a chamber composer.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1, op. 12: Adagio non troppo
    7:26
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1, op. 12: Canzonetta (Allegretto)
    3:50
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1, op. 12: Andante espressivo
    4:09
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1, op. 12: Molto allegro e vivace
    7:49
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 2, op. 13: Allegro vivace
    8:31
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 2, op. 13: Adagio non lento
    8:31
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 2, op. 13: Intermezzo (Allegretto con moto)
    5:29
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 2, op. 13: Adagio non lento
    9:55

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet no. 3, op. 44/1: Molto allegro vivace
    12:24
  2. 3.
    String Quartet no. 3, op. 44/1: Menuetto: Un poco allegro
    4:46
  3. 4.
    String Quartet no. 3, op. 44/1: Andante espressivo ma con moto
    5:32
  4. 5.
    String Quartet no. 3, op. 44/1: Presto con brio
    7:05
  5. 6.
    String Quartet no. 4, op. 44/2: Allegro assai appasionato
    10:33
  6. 7.
    String Quartet no. 4, op. 44/2: Scherzo: Allegro di molto
    4:01
  7. 8.
    String Quartet no. 4, op. 44/2: Andante
    5:56
  8. 9.
    String Quartet no. 4, op. 44/2: Presto agitato
    6:22

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet no. 5, op. 44/3: Allegro vivace
    13:21
  2. 4.
    String Quartet no. 5, op. 44/3: Scherzo (Assai leggiero vivace)
    3:55
  3. 5.
    String Quartet no. 5, op. 44/3: Adagio non troppo
    9:10
  4. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5, op. 44/3: Molto allegro con fuoco
    8:50
  5. 7.
    String Quartet no. 6, op. 80: Allegro assai - presto
    7:04
  6. 8.
    String Quartet no. 6, op. 80: Allegro assai
    4:14
  7. 9.
    String Quartet no. 6, op. 80: Adagio
    8:01
  8. 10.
    String Quartet no. 6, op. 80: Finale (Allegro molto)
    5:48

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