String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1 / Octet in E-flat major for strings, op. 20

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Guarneri Quartet & Orion String Quartet

This release is a recording of chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, featuring an Octet composed in 1825 and a string quartet composed in 1838. Stylistically rooted in early Romantic chamber music, the Octet displays orchestral textures, lively contrapuntal writing and precocious virtuosity while the later quartet adopts a more measured, classically balanced approach with lyrical melodies and refined formal control, placing the works respectively at the youthful expansion and subsequent consolidation of Mendelssohn's chamber output.

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String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No.1: I. Molto allegro vivace
9:46
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String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No.1: II. Menuetto: Un poco allegro
6:05
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String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No.1: III. Andante espressivo, ma con moto
5:17
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String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No.1: IV. Presto con brio
7:19
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Octet in E-flat major for strings, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
14:20
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Octet in E-flat major for strings, Op. 20: II. Andante
6:52
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Octet in E-flat major for strings, Op. 20: III. Scherzo allegro leggierissimo
4:31
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Octet in E-flat major for strings, Op. 20: IV. Presto
6:05